Comments on: The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: Bob Barr Takes His Turn http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/ For Liberty, One Individual At A Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: Bob Takes His Turn | Something about Everything http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-862 The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: Bob Takes His Turn | Something about Everything Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:38:32 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-862 [...] Click to read more… [...] [...] Click to read more… [...]

]]> By: Ron Paul Ruination: The Paul-O-Meter Experience :: Liberty Maven http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Ron Paul Ruination: The Paul-O-Meter Experience :: Liberty Maven Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:13:10 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-853 [...] with John McCain and Barack Obama. We then focused on the third party and independent candidates, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Ralph Nader, and Cynthia [...] [...] with John McCain and Barack Obama. We then focused on the third party and independent candidates, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Ralph Nader, and Cynthia [...]

]]> By: Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time :: Liberty Maven http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-778 Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time :: Liberty Maven Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:03:26 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-778 [...] Bob Barr’s previous issues page was sparsely populated with a few of his positions. His newly updated page is chock full of information. Many of the individual issues also now have a video accompaniment. This was sorely needed. The Barr campaign keeps on chugging along. This page would have been immensely useful when we rated Barr on the Paul-O-Meter last week. [...] [...] Bob Barr’s previous issues page was sparsely populated with a few of his positions. His newly updated page is chock full of information. Many of the individual issues also now have a video accompaniment. This was sorely needed. The Barr campaign keeps on chugging along. This page would have been immensely useful when we rated Barr on the Paul-O-Meter last week. [...]

]]> By: Ron Paul Blog - The Paul-O-Meter http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Ron Paul Blog - The Paul-O-Meter Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:13:12 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-762 [...] Bob Barr 88 [...] [...] Bob Barr 88 [...]

]]> By: Barr on the Ron Paul-O-Meter « Reclaim Your Republic http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-734 Barr on the Ron Paul-O-Meter « Reclaim Your Republic Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:30:46 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-734 [...] by Brett Bittner on July 12, 2008 In no big shock, Bob Barr scored the highest of the Presidential candidates who have been measured by the Liberty Maven’s Ron [...] [...] by Brett Bittner on July 12, 2008 In no big shock, Bob Barr scored the highest of the Presidential candidates who have been measured by the Liberty Maven’s Ron [...]

]]> By: Marc Gallagher http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Marc Gallagher Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:17:27 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-728 The point was to mostly consider the candidate's voting history with the first criteria called "Liberty-based Voting Record" where we graded Barr a measly 1. We try to consider a voting record on the other issues, but it is not the primary scoring factor. The candidate's current platform is the primary factor. Bush isn't the only example of a person running on one platform and doing another once elected, but during the campaign we can only weigh what they are running on... even if it means that later they don't live up to their campaign rhetoric. On the tax issue... Barr may be in line with Paul more than you think. Paul did not sponsor a FairTax (nor a flat tax) but he is on record as saying he would vote for it as long as it lowers taxes. He said this in one of his first interviews of the campaign last year on CSPAN. So the overall goal that both Barr and Paul have is the desire to lower taxes. Barr has expressed concerns about the FairTax... those same concerns are the reasons why Paul didn't sponsor it. True, Barr is more warm to the idea than Paul... that's why he got a 4 and not a 5. Enjoy, Marc The point was to mostly consider the candidate’s voting history with the first criteria called “Liberty-based Voting Record” where we graded Barr a measly 1. We try to consider a voting record on the other issues, but it is not the primary scoring factor. The candidate’s current platform is the primary factor.

Bush isn’t the only example of a person running on one platform and doing another once elected, but during the campaign we can only weigh what they are running on… even if it means that later they don’t live up to their campaign rhetoric.

On the tax issue… Barr may be in line with Paul more than you think. Paul did not sponsor a FairTax (nor a flat tax) but he is on record as saying he would vote for it as long as it lowers taxes. He said this in one of his first interviews of the campaign last year on CSPAN. So the overall goal that both Barr and Paul have is the desire to lower taxes. Barr has expressed concerns about the FairTax… those same concerns are the reasons why Paul didn’t sponsor it. True, Barr is more warm to the idea than Paul… that’s why he got a 4 and not a 5.

Enjoy,
Marc

]]> By: jomel77 http://libertymaven.com/2008/07/11/the-ron-paul-paul-o-meter-bob-barr-takes-his-turn/1270/comment-page-1/#comment-727 jomel77 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:56:06 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/?p=1270#comment-727 I feel that way too much weigh has been put on what Mr. Barr SAYS he is going to do and what his positions are. I would have liked to see what his voting record shows on the issues you rated as 4 or 5, instead of just his position. Remember Bush's "position" during his 2000 run: no policing the world, humble foreign policy, etc.... So much for that. Also, replacing the income tax with a flat tax, consumption tax, ANY tax is still a tax and total opposition to Ron Paul's stance. Yet you give him a 4. Give me a break. The main thing that attracted me to Dr. Paul's candidancy was not his stance on issues, but his voting record over his 10 terms in office. I feel that way too much weigh has been put on what Mr. Barr SAYS he is going to do and what his positions are. I would have liked to see what his voting record shows on the issues you rated as 4 or 5, instead of just his position. Remember Bush’s “position” during his 2000 run: no policing the world, humble foreign policy, etc…. So much for that.
Also, replacing the income tax with a flat tax, consumption tax, ANY tax is still a tax and total opposition to Ron Paul’s stance. Yet you give him a 4. Give me a break.
The main thing that attracted me to Dr. Paul’s candidancy was not his stance on issues, but his voting record over his 10 terms in office.

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