Who is this Ron Paul?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I don't know what a SHIM is, but it sounds interesting!

SHIM

[Kevin]

I'll be voting for Paul in the primary, but only because I know he'll lose.

Yes, some of his policies do scare the bejeezus out of me.

On the other hand, I like his core principles: Being a strict constructionist in terms of construing governmental powers granted by the Constitution, state powers (I want the states to be stronger), libertarianism in general, etc. I figure the larger the minority is which votes for Paul, the more attention those sorts of ideas will be given in the general election.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

SHIM

Ah, thank you. I was trying to decipher it in terms of the presidential race, trying to throw a "hippie" in there or "independent" or "moderate"... so I was waaaay off-track. When I've seen that term I've usually seen the "slash" version, as in s/he, etc.