[Cringing Negativism Network]

You are very busy today.

Is the pay scale by post? Reply?

Perhaps by the number of times Ron Paul is called “crazy”?

Nice gig.

[TBBT]

Ronulan much?

[algernonpj]

I’ve had the exact same thoughts today. Great minds and all that!

[Windflier]

Paid anti-Paul agents notwithstanding, do you agree or disagree with Paul’s statement about Bradley Manning?

[Zhang Fei]

Ron Paul has got this idea that the government (including the military) ought to have no secrets. Meaning that Manning was a hero for daring to divulge these secrets at the risk of losing his personal freedom. That Paul is the only major candidate in either major party that holds this view gives some idea of how deeply strange this particular position is. How is a denial of the need to preserve defense and diplomatic secrets compatible with running for the title of commander-in-chief?

[Zhang Fei]

FYI, Paul does not favor tariffs on Chinese goods, and thinks the US is a bigger currency manipulator than China is, despite the fact that US runs a $500b deficit with the rest of the world, $300b of which is with China:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/10/11/ron-paul-aide-he-does-not-support-the-china-currency-bill/

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As to former Gov. Mitt Romney’s (R-MA) promise, if elected, to issue an executive order declaring that China manipulates its currency and bring a case against them at the WTO, Benton said that Paul would act differently. “Congressman Paul would have us withdraw from the WTO, so I am sure you can understand how he would be very, very negative about a president trying to go to the WTO to stoke tariffs.” He added, ”Tariffs would be turned around to be a tax on the American people.”

But the Congressman isn’t entirely deaf to concerns that China is manipulating its currency. “Yes, China does manipulate its currency, and that’s a bad thing,” Benton said. “But we should stop manipulating our own currency and fix our own regulatory problems so we can compete.” He added, “Then we’ll have a lot more moral high ground to criticize them and do it from a position of friendship rather than going to international trade bodies.”

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