Reason interviews Rand Paul:
My comments at YouTube:
Would have liked to hear how he would have responded to the MA17 shootdown. Libertarians criticize Dem and Rep actions, but have not yet said what they would do.Unlike his father who I promised to never vote for, I will vote for Rand Paul if he becomes the Republican nominee in 2016.
His reference to Eisenhower, Reagan and Bush Sr. is flawed - they all had a cold war/bipolar world. They didn't have to deal with organized terror networks with access to WMDs.
Last - he wants to restrict the NSA, yet he was silent for over a month after Snowden came out. It turns out, Rand was read-in to the NSA program like every other senator. He knew about the domestic spying.
My question to Rand's fans: If Rand fails in the primaries, will you vote for the Republican nominee, or run some nameless pot-head under the Libertarian Party like you did in 2012?
(This is called tough love. I will understand if you choose to stop visiting Ushanka.)
Like I said, I'd rather be chronicling the failure that is Obama...
So here is something I'm not getting from someone who says they lived under commies. What was wrong with Ron Paul? I could quibble with him on a few things, but what was he really wrong about?
ReplyDeleteI don't really care for Rand Paul. I've actually stopped bothering to vote since I don't have that many freedoms anyway.
Besides, according to Antony Sutton, the whole commie apparatus was financed by Western financiers.
I doubt Putin is a friend, but I don't have any children to sacrifice for any more militarism and I'm kind of tapped out on the tax side of things.
I don't care for any drug use, but I could care less how many pot plants are in someone's backyard.
I enjoy the humor here, but not all libertarians are what you describe. I don't bother with the major party since they really screwed up nominating Bob Barr sometime ago. And yes, open borders would be a travesty.
So when can we exterminate the statist in both parties?
I appreciate the comment Sth_Txs.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you are disenfranchised. My rage on Libertarians here is fueled by my shock that people so informed and so loyal to the Constitution choose to pursue a Utopia that will never exist.
Ron Paul is a very principled man. So am I, and no doubt so are you. My criticism of Libertarians is that their ideas cannot produce what they think they will produce, and some lead straight to anarchy
My reference to drugs is just a friendly dig from someone who has never used drugs. I know not all use drugs, but since all seem anxious to tell me about the failed drug war and the benefits of legalization, I feel compelled to poke fun.
Again, thanks for the comment. I'm sure I piss off many, but I'm really trying to either 1) learn what I seem to be missing re: Libertarians, or 2) steer my most enthusiastic fellow Americans towards a more productive political activity.