This ping will accomplish two things: first, it'll serve as a way for me to quickly find this piece when the Paleocons quote PC Roberts and find a way to incorporate its link into a reply for discrediting purposes. Secondly, if you haven't see this thread yet -- and Rudeboy, I see that you already have -- it is one not to miss just for the utter meltdown PC Roberts has acted out on stage for us to see.
This guy is firmly into the Left's camp and any FReeper who glums onto what this clown writes or says should have their membership privileges reevaluated. I know some people who are opposed to what we're doing in Iraq -- and that's okay -- but the level to which PC Roberts has stooped to to persuade his audience of his views has completely, and permanently, marginalized himself in forums in the political direction such as this one.
In other words, it's already clear to all who understand that a legitimate argument can be made that PCR's political "hatred" can be coloring his economic positions. I think the last time I pointed that out one of the believers accused me of attacking his character. More like credibility, but again, the point is lost on some.
What's more interesting to me is what has happened. Is his motivation purely ideological? It sounds too simple and, as someone mentioned above, PCR appeared to remain silent during the Clinton Admin. Whether it was simply timing, I don't know. Is it for the money? Maybe he has a kid to put through medical school. Ego? Maybe the cocktail-speaking circuit beckons. Is he being coerced? (I had to throw that one in simply to complete the analysis, but we do live in an age of political opponents accessing IRS/FBI files). A true mystery.
The Two Faces of Paul Craig Roberts [Free Republic], an economic perspective.