I was just made aware (via Reason) of a Q&A that the Boston Globe conducted with the presidential candidates back in December. While most of the candidates have dropped out, the 3 (+ Ron Paul) who are still in it did answer questions and they are very revealing.
What I found very surprising is the candidate who would appear based on his answers to most agree with Ron Paul's view of the Constitution and the "War" on Terror in general, is Barack Obama. They used similar language in their responses and would both offer good choices as far as civil liberties go.
Hillary's responses were in line with theirs, but she has waffled so much over her career that you can't trust anything that comes out of her mouth.
Richardson also showed a fairly good understanding of the issues, so its good that he's supporting the Obama campaign.
McCain's responses (and refusals to respond to some questions) show that he has a fairly weak mind when it comes to Constitutional issues and that he's most likely Bush #3.
After reading Romney's responses, I'm sincerely glad he dropped out of the race. He may have taken Bush's policies even further.
Obama's responses are here: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/CandidateQA/ObamaQA/
McCain's responses are here: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/CandidateQA/McCainQA/
Ron Paul's responses are here: http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/CandidateQA/PaulQA/
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I wish I knew about this earlier. I would have liked to read this.
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