Ron Paul?

I hope for Obama. I'll vote for Obama. But if Obama loses out to Hillary, third party here I come. As one or two of my previous posts suggest, I'm not a Hillary fan. I'm looking forward to the primaries because it will show me what other people are thinking. I really don't trust the polls, so the only way I'll know if I'm alone on this or not is the primaries. If Hillary wins the Democratic nomination, I'm thinking Ron Paul.

I'm attaching a link for the article / report which is motivating some of my thoughts on this.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ainAqA2prMBo&refer=us

In a nutshell, there is a new report out (which people around here are talking a lot about) from Rutgers. The report identifies the 4 states which lead the nation in population loss. They are: New Jersey, California, New York, and Louisiana. Now, Louisiana is an anomaly and I think we all know why residents have left there in record numbers. That leaves the other three. Hmmmm... Now why would people leave those three particular states? Well, they were asked why and they said it's because of the high taxes and high cost of living. Taxes on the middle class are overwhelming around here. Historically, taxes are at a very low point for the wealthy but at a very high point for the middle and lower classes.

When we moved to Philadelphia, I was astonished to find that people think nothing of paying anywhere from $7,000-$12,000 per year for property taxes. That’s PROPERTY tax only. Now, there are income taxes (federal, state, and local), sales tax, and a myriad of other taxes. I must admit, I see both the R's and D's spending our tax money like crazy. For Republicans, it's the war and corporate welfare. For the Democrats, it's social security and private welfare.
I'm so tired of it that I'm thinking I could vote for a Libertarian. I put both Ron Paul and, to a lesser extent, Giuliani in that camp. The thing with Giuliani: he's a major proponent of the war. Ron Paul, not so much. Ron Paul, however, will not win and it would be a purely symbolic vote. Giuliani may well be the candidate who could win. If they will reach over on the social issues, I'll try to reach over some on the economic issues. In fact, after the reality check that people are moving from high tax areas to other, lower-cost areas to live tells me that I'm not the only one.