re: "If nothing else, it would be an opportunity to give the establishment dems and the republicans the finger."
Absolutely. People need to understand that the politicians in the two parties are NOT fundamentally different. They all want big, bloated, invasive government.
And if you care about the Constitution, you MUST realize that the Federal government has no business aggressively pursuing every nation on the planet that it believes is doing something wrong. Ron Paul is correct - even when it comes to nations like Iran and the atomic bomb.
Look - Pakistan, India and North Korea all PROBABLY developed atomic bombs in the last decade. Building them is becoming easier and easier. If we continue targeting Iran for building up its military, all we're likely to do is to DELAY their bomb... and motivate Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia, and a dozen other nasty places to start their own nuclear program.
Pi$$ing people off is NOT the answer. Ron Paul is right.

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