Whatever anyone thinks of Ron Paul’s foreign policy views, those view haven’t changed in many, many years. YAL knew exactly what they were before Ron Paul was put on the advisory board.
What’s changed is that Ron Paul has now won the CPAC poll two years in a row, and on the very same day Ron Paul won the second one, YAL expels him. Coincidence? I don’t think so. This could best be explained as “The Neocon Empire Strikes Back”. They want to make him pay, humiliate him, and show that “Ron Paul doesn’t represent all the youth vote”.
I do, however, think that they’ve shot themselves in the foot. I expect YAL financing (unless the neocon wing ponies up) is going to drop off dramatically, and its youth membership is going to be leaving in droves.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.” Ghandi
I need to correct that last post. I meant “YAF”, not “YAL”.