Infinite MonkeysStuart Rothenberg sums up the Paul phenomenon perfectly:
This is a big country with hundreds of millions of people, some of whom are attracted to quirky, anti-establishment candidates. And some of those people are angry, looking for an outspoken leader and searching for an easy answer to the nation's problems.But there simply are not all that many of them.
One or two of them seem to have stunk up the comments section over at Hugh Hewitt's blog.
Posted by Ben at November 26, 2007 10:38 PM | TrackBackAfter flirting with Condi, then Rudy, then Fred, I'm hooked on Ron Paul.
I'm actually opposed to Paul's most famous position, immediate surrender in Iraq.
But Ron Paul is the only candidate who has a clue about what's happening to the dollar right now. Tell me, what other candidate can be trusted on taxes and spending like Ron Paul? And who else is standing up to the Greenspan/Bernanke dollar destruction?
Posted by: W.C. Varones at November 27, 2007 11:46 AMYes. But what he wants to do as far as monetary policy in this country is at turns goofy and incomprehensible. I saw his appearance on Leno a few weeks back, and mentioned something about the folly of "paper money," and invoked the specter of the "Confederate Dollar." Leno, logically, asked if that meant Paul favored going back the the gold standard -- a intelligent question than I expected from an entertainer.
Paul said, no, not the gold standard. Then began a puzzling lecture about ... well, I don't remember exactly. It had something to do with credit, and maybe some protectionism, and some attack on the global money markets. He decries the Fed for "fostering runaway debt by increasing the money supply." That is simply below a high school-level understanding of how the Fed works. Does he think the Fed's OK when the dollar is strong, but evil when the dollar is weak?
Ron Paul lives in a fantasy land. Some of those fantasies are fun to entertain -- like a world with no IRS, no federal Department of Education, no heaven, and no religion, too.
Paul may be a principled man. But he is not a serious or realistic man. Just like we can't unilaterally withdraw from the world militarily, we cannot unilaterally quit on the global money markets.
Posted by: Dr. Zaius at November 27, 2007 01:39 PMRon Paul is a very intelligent man. You would do well to look at his writings. He has the smarts and the humility to move this country in the right direction.
Posted by: at December 1, 2007 08:13 PMRon Paul has stuck a cord with so many people through his honesty. Win or Lose, he is the best person for the job. Next year will drastically change our country's direction and one thing is certain: if Ron Paul loses, everyone will wish they had voted for him.
Posted by: at December 2, 2007 02:35 PMI see that the Paulbots are out in full force...
Posted by: rabidsquirrel at December 3, 2007 10:16 AMrabidsquirrel...dr. Paul may be able to help you with that rabies problem, and any other problem you may have.
Posted by: at December 3, 2007 12:24 PMsquirrels are small, insignificant, and squeeky
Posted by: at December 3, 2007 12:48 PMAwww, look; a Paulbot spammer, and an anonymous one at that. Isn't that precious?
Posted by: rabidsquirrel at December 3, 2007 02:15 PMrabidsquirrel...that must be your real name? well, i'm out of the closet now, too
Posted by: monkeywithsmallpox at December 3, 2007 07:36 PM