Posted under Election 2008 & Ron Paul
This is sweet. Go Derb!
Oh, stop whining. So what if the likely GOP nominee believes in restraints on free speech, higher taxation, bigger government, open borders, and 100-year U.S. armies of occupation everywhere from Albania to Zimbabwe? Romney believes in those things too — at least, he does when he’s in a room full of people that want him to.
You already have a genuinely conservative candidate on offer. He’s just not slick enough for you. What, he has positions you don’t agree with? More than the other guys? Actually, I have heard very little complaining about Paul’s positions. What I have mostly heard is (a) He’s funny looking, (b) He can’t win, and (c) He has a lot of icky supporters.
The answer to (a) is to put aside the New York Times “Style” section for five minutes and think. The answer to (b) is, that if conservatism is going to lose big in 2008 anyway (newsflash: it is), it should at least make a stand, to inspire future generations. The answer to (c) is, get in there and swell the ranks of non-icky Paul supporters — there are plenty of us — to drown out the nutsos.
While you guys are crying into your light-blended crème frappuccinos, I’ll be making a campaign donation to help Ron & Carol celebrate their 51st wedding anniversary Friday.
Andrew T. on 31 Jan 2008 at 9:41 pm #
A great open letter from Tyler Watts:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig9/watts1.html
There are very few hiccups in this article, except where he calls Milton Friiedman conservative. Friedman was not a conservative or even a classical liberal; he was a “laisez-fare Keynesiian” if anything.
roho on 31 Jan 2008 at 10:46 pm #
Good link Filmer……………..Was it my imagination, or did the California debate escalate the disrespectful attitude towards Dr. Paul?……..Romney and McCain bickered like school girls on the playground endlessly!………And the neverending “SMIRK” on McCain’s face is really starting to get on my nerves!
Weaver on 01 Feb 2008 at 1:04 pm #
Lol, Andrew the filter really doesn’t like you…
Andrew T. on 01 Feb 2008 at 5:09 pm #
Hehehehe