“L Ron Paul is a mental case who hates America.”
I don’t think he hates America. I think he has a disjointed view (typical extreme libertarian, which is what he is no matter how many R’s he sticks behind his name)of history and the job he was hired by the American people to do. Be a legislator.
He’s failed at that miserably. He’s talked some good talk, but that wasn’t his job. His job was to get something accomplished per the promises he made his constituents.
Do you think they’d have elected him if he said, “Well, I’m gonna be on Cspan and talk alot but I’m never going to effect one piece of legislation or get one bill passed that I wrote. Instead I’m going to praise Islam, Iran and trade with China and vote against troops on the border to control illegal immigration.”
He claims to be for ‘small government’, but co sponsored 1876 bills written by other congressmen. In the same time period Duncan Hunter co sponsored 1000 fewer than Paul. So that talking point is worthless for Paul.
Who thinks this guy would have been elected in Texas on his true record?
I very much appreciate the fact that your criticisms are substantive rather than personal. That is a welcome development in the debate over Ron Paul.
The record that you described is not Ron Paul's "true record." His real record is well known to his constituents in Texas. That's why he keeps getting re-elected even though the Republican Party actively campaigns against him.
That Ron Paul's many liberty-advancing bills have not been enacted into law is the fault of those that oppose liberty. We will never advance liberty by getting rid of those with the right ideas in favor of those with wrong ideas who can get their ideas enacted.
Other than building the fence at San Diego, what has Duncan Hunter accomplished? Not to attack him, but he has good ideas that have not been enacted. That's not his fault. At least he's trying.
What are the accomplishments of Rudy or Romney or McCain that advanced liberty? (They don't even have the right ideas.) Or Thompson for that matter. OR ANYONE!!!
At least Ron Paul got us the American Eagle gold coin. And his pressure on the fed as chairman of the banking committee (subcommittee?) has helped to keep the fed honest, at least more so than they otherwise would have been.