Letters to the Editor
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Very cool article
I'm a hard-core software engineer and I can really relate. (See my web-site www.ibobjects.com)
I got involved with a court case and it was then that I realized that lawyers, legislators, judges, etc. all have a parallel in the cyberworld. Lawyers are like programmers and judges are like compilers. It's pretty fascinating. I became to realize that politicians are more like cousins by trade to me. I think some day I am going to enter that realm when I get bored with explicitly obedient and subservient silicone.
Where I work all the programmers are die-hard libertarians. I changed from the Libertarian party to the GOP so that I can vote for Ron Paul in the primary. I used to be GOP until some years ago I really started studying out politics and applied my skills and understanding towards political matters. It is very clear the libertarian political system our founding fathers constructed is the best yet and to the degree we have perverted it we are suffering as a nation.
I support every last tenet that Ron Paul puts forward. I am able to see how it is one single underlying principle (beautiful simplicity) that weaves it all together. Liberty with rule of law protecting life, property and free intercourse with others (I don't mean sex...) will only lead to prosperity and realization of all of our own pursuit of happiness. Fortunately Ron Paul is also realistic that it will take a significant amount of transition to get us where he ideally sees. He is both a radical and a realist.
The fortunate thing about primary elections is many people don't bother to vote in them because they trust that their party has a good roundup and that their vote in the general election is what counts most. This hands the primary nomination popular vote to the candidate who is able to energize his voting base the most. Being that Ron Paul dominates every poll that involves people voluntarily stepping forward I anticipate he will strongly show in the primary election.
National polls are people calling pre-selected individuals in the comfort of their own home and asking their opinion on matters. I was called and I had to assert Ron Paul since his name was not given as an option. These two factors easily demonstrates to me why Ron Paul's showing in national polls is inconsistent with every other voluntary participation based poll.
Anyway, take care and happy coding!