Ron Paul on Today Show?

Gambling911.com spies were out in full force Tuesday where 2008 US Presidential candidate Ron Paul was observed in New York City. 

"I think he may be appearing on the Today Show," said one of our sources, a rumor unconfirmed.

Paul was the talk of the morning news shows Monday after he raised a whopping $6 million and some change during a single day fundraiser. 

The supporters accomplished the feat through TeaParty07.com. While the Web site isn't connected with the Paul campaign, it directed more than 50,000 donors to Paul's Web site. The median pledge in Sunday's so-called "money bomb" was $50, according to Jesse Benton, the campaign's national press secretary.

On Monday, Paul announced he is committed to continue running well past the first Iowa primaries even if he should perform poorly there.   Oddsmakers have Paul in a tight race for third place.

With so much fresh blood now exposed to Dr. Paul, the Lew Rockwell website poses the question: Why Should We Trust Ron Paul?  Geoffrey Pike provides his answers:

There are two primary reasons why we can reasonably predict that Ron Paul’s policies in office would be similar to what he preaches. The first reason is his past record. He has been in Congress for ten terms and we can see how he has voted. He has consistently voted to uphold the principles that he advocates.

The second reason to trust Ron Paul to do what he says is because he offers us specifics. It is easy for Mitt Romney or Rudy Giuliani to say they will cut taxes, but does that just mean more deficits? Aside from Ron Paul, none of the candidates have been able to point out specific areas where they will cut spending.

Ron Paul says we need to leave Iraq and stop policing the world. Dismantling the U.S. empire would immediately cut hundreds of billions of dollars out of the budget. He also says we can get rid of the Department of Education and the Department of Energy, among others. We can also stop farm subsidies and handing out foreign aid. These are all specific measures to reduce spending which could actually produce real tax cuts.

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Payton O'Brien, Gambling911.com Senior Editor

Originally published December 18, 2007 5:21 pm EST