I love the Slog. Since L. and I were gone for almost a week, I just finished catching up on some of the back entries. This one was particularly interesting from a libertarian commenting on Ron Paul, and the final comment (from liberal, Erica C. Barnett) is perfect:
"An inconsistent right-winger who, as I [Erica C. Barnett] wrote before, 'believes in slashing government where it actually helps people, and dramatically increasing the size of government to restrict rights he doesn’t agree with.'"
Barnett's original entry about Ron Paul was pretty good, too. That list pretty much represents why I can't possibly support Ron Paul. I really hope that he doesn't continue to grow in popularity, because I know that people want a change, but I'm not sure turning to a looney like Paul is the answer. But, that's just my opinion.
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It's a shame so many of the people who write articles, such as the one on Slog, rely on sound bites for their information rather than doing their research. Congressman Paul's position on both of the issues mentioned - earmarks and immigration - is far different from the picture painted by the sound bytes put out by the mainstream media and many others - and is one I think most Americans would agree with if they were given all of the data.
For example, Ron Paul is not against LEGAL immigration. He's all for immigration as long as people do so LEGALLY. He knows that the rampant influx of ILLEGAL immigrants not only threatens our national security, it threatens our way of life -- the very way of life immigrants seek to avail themselves of -- by putting an incredible strain on our infrastructure and our resources.
As for earmarks, Ron Paul believes voters should get to use their taxes. He simply wants to get federal funds back to his home state as a way for Texans to get something in return for their tax investments. He has openly criticized many of the earmark requests made over the years by many lawmakers, and claims the difference is the money benefits the people of Texas and not a limited number of supporters.
For the facts go to: www.ronpaul2008.com
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