Some things about Ron Paul’s politics
are so attractive to me I almost want to kiss the old geezer. The
non-interventionist foreign policy, ending our role as policeman to the world,
and the decriminalization of drugs seem just so sensible. And who hasn’t shaken
their mental fist at the Fed?
On the other hand, he’s also in favor of
cutting government to the point where it will not be able to help anyone that
truly needs it. The mentally ill already wander around getting very little help
and under Dr. Paul they, along with everyone with a special need, would be left
to fend for themselves. He’s an advocate of the gold standard. The guy thinks
paper money is phony money. He wouldn’t support education or half a dozen other
important federal initiatives like health and research.
In addition, this fellow is as old as
the hills. He’s sharp, no doubt about it. But if I had to bet on him lasting
through a first term as President I would have to think about it twice.
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