Ron Paul: I don't fully endorse Romney

In an interview with the New York Times, Ron Paul details the ask from GOP officials in return for a convention speaking slot, and explains why he declined.

Mr. Paul, in an interview, said convention planners had offered him an opportunity to speak under two conditions: that he deliver remarks vetted by the Romney campaign, and that he give a full-fledged endorsement of Mr. Romney. He declined.

“It wouldn’t be my speech,” Mr. Paul said. “That would undo everything I’ve done in the last 30 years. I don’t fully endorse him for president.”

Paul’s refusal to play ball stands in contrast to his son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who at some personal political cost has endorsed Mitt Romney’s bid – and has a speaking slot.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-m ... html?hp=r1

Yeah, and former (R) Governor, Charlie Crist just endorsed Obama too:

Crist endorses Obama (Updated)

His hug of President Obama got him in trouble during his senate run as a Republican, and now former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is making the most of it, endorsing the president in a Tampa Bay Times op-ed in which he excoriates his own former party, and further stokes the suspicion on both sides that he is setting himself up for a future run:

As Republicans gather in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney, Americans can expect to hear tales of how President Obama has failed to work with their party or turn the economy around.

But an element of their party has pitched so far to the extreme right on issues important to women, immigrants, seniors and students that they've proven incapable of governing for the people. Look no further than the inclusion of the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims.

The truth is that the party has failed to demonstrate the kind of leadership or seriousness voters deserve.

Pundits looking to reduce something as big as a statewide election to a single photograph have blamed the result of my 2010 campaign for U.S. Senate on my greeting of President Obama. I didn't stand with our president because of what it could mean politically; I did it because uniting to recover from the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes was more important than party affiliation. I stood with our nation's leader because it was right for my state.

President Obama has a strong record of doing what is best for America and Florida, and he built it by spending more time worrying about what his decisions would mean for the people than for his political fortunes. That's what makes him the right leader for our times, and that's why I'm proud to stand with him today.

Crist, now a registered independent, makes the case that Chicago has pressed on just how dire the situation was almost four years ago when the president took office. He also gets a Todd Akin reference in there, for all the current points Democrats are using to frame Mitt Romney.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-hab ... 33215.html

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But even Crist got a gullet-full of the march off-the-cliff to the right...and OF the Right...

Good to see Ron Paul stand up for his beliefs. Libertarians aren't full blood Republicans. Crist hates the Republicans now so this is not a surprise

As Republicans gather in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney, Americans can expect to hear tales of how President Obama has failed to work with their party or turn the economy around.

But an element of their party has pitched so far to the extreme right on issues important to women, immigrants, seniors and students that they've proven incapable of governing for the people. Look no further than the inclusion of the Akin amendment in the Republican Party platform, which bans abortion, even for rape victims.

The truth is that the party has failed to demonstrate the kind of leadership or seriousness voters deserve.

Very observant.

Full endorsement: http://bit.ly/PGPTfk

"Immigrants" Translate as illegal immigrants. Legal work visas for foreigners have gone down since Obama has been President.

FredHayek wrote: "Immigrants" Translate as illegal immigrants. Legal work visas for foreigners have gone down since Obama has been President.

So have illegal border crossings... This morning Jeb Bush said the number of illegal entries was "net zero for the last two years." Hmmmmmm....

Gonna need a new outrage....

Not sure if anyone fully endorses anyone, for anything.

Democracy4Sale wrote:

FredHayek wrote: "Immigrants" Translate as illegal immigrants. Legal work visas for foreigners have gone down since Obama has been President.

So have illegal border crossings... This morning Jeb Bush said the number of illegal entries was "net zero for the last two years." Hmmmmmm....

Gonna need a new outrage....

actually a tweet I read earlier is saying the immigration numbers have been tampered with by the current administration. Story developing.

FredHayek wrote:

Democracy4Sale wrote:

FredHayek wrote: "Immigrants" Translate as illegal immigrants. Legal work visas for foreigners have gone down since Obama has been President.

So have illegal border crossings... This morning Jeb Bush said the number of illegal entries was "net zero for the last two years." Hmmmmmm....

Gonna need a new outrage....

actually a tweet I read earlier is saying the immigration numbers have been tampered with by the current administration. Story developing.

Well there ya go.....Fred got a tweet, it's definitive, the immigration numbers have been tampered with. Thanks Fred, without your tweet how would we ever discern the truth?

rofllol

That is why I said story is developing. But the administration has a history of lying about the Mexican border, like Fast & Furious.