So the neo-con Bill O’Reilly has challenged Ron Paul to come on his show. He even accused him of baby talk. Paul should go ahead and accept the invitation. He has nothing to lose. The questions posed by O’Reilly will all center on foreign policy. Paul is more than ready to face them all. With the latest Gallup placing him 3rd behind Romney, Paul has a real shot at taking Romney’s place for second and have a Texas fight for first. Assuming of course, Palin does not get in this race.<>
ObamaCare and BushCare
Christopher Westley writing for Mises Daily observes:
Ironically, around the same time the jobs data were released, the MSM’s best and brightest also bemoaned the end of NASA’s space-shuttle program, which University of Colorado at Boulder scientist Roger Pielke Jr. estimates to cost more than $200 billion over its lifespan. Pielke noted that this translates to a cost of $1.5 billion per mission — 100 times greater than the $15-million-per-mission price tag promised by planners when the program was being sold to Congress in the 1970s. We can be assured that the projected costs justifying BushCare, ObamaCare, and undeclared wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were equally duplicitous.
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Ron Paul Shaping the Tide
Writes Brent Budowsky in The Hill:
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Byron York on Ron Paul’s Threat to the Republican Party
Of course, I take exception to some of his conclusions, but he makes some important observations on the political capital Paul has in this campaign:
No one fears that Paul will walk away with the Republican nomination. But with a strong core of supporters, he has the means to stay in the race nearly as long as he wants. That core support also earns him a spot in high-profile debates. To qualify for the Fox-Examiner debate, for example, candidates had to have at least 1 percent support in five national polls. Paul qualified with plenty of room to spare; in the most recent RealClearPolitics average of polls, he has 9 percent support, well ahead of fellow candidates Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum, and, until his withdrawal from the race Sunday, Tim Pawlenty.
Paul also has enough money to do what he wants. He reported raising $4.5 million in the second quarter of this year, with about $3 million in the bank. Since he has decided to retire from the House, he can also spend unused funds raised for congressional campaigns.
Speaking of retirement — one aspect of the Paul phenomenon that has received little attention so far is his age. Born in 1935, he will be 77 years old on Inauguration Day 2013 — the same age Ronald Reagan was when he left the White House after serving two terms. If Paul were elected and re-elected, he’d be 85 at the end of his time in the White House. Even though Americans are living longer, most people would probably agree that’s too old for a president.
But the Paul campaign isn’t really about the practical possibility that he might become president. It’s more about Paul’s supporters forcing the larger political establishment to acknowledge that he’s right. “The day will come soon when candidate Paul will get his due,” tweeted one supporter recently. “Blowback is gonna be a b—h.”
Of course, most Republicans don’t believe that. But Paul commands enough support to make his presence known all the way through next year.
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/08/gop-operatives-fear-lasting-ron-paul-problem#ixzz1VPbOo664<>
Michelle Malkin and Rick Perry
The neo-con extraordinaire Michelle Malkin is no fan of Perry. Though we would disagree on many points, her expose is quite helpful for those seeking information on Perry.<>
What is the Federal Reserve?
This is the most helpful introduction to the consequences of our Federal Reserve system:
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Daniel Larison write on the American Conservative that sanctioning Iran even on a limited scale would be harmful. He writes:
Even when limited to the imposition of sanctions, confronting Iran exacts a significant toll from the Iranian population, it makes it more difficult for the Iranian middle class to flourish, and creates opportunities for the government to consolidate its power. In practice, confronting the Iranian government entails harming the Iranian people and undermining the opposition’s political struggle against the regime. Gasoline sanctions have not achieved the desired results, and the Iranian government has been able to turn them to its advantage at the expense of middle-class Iranians, many of whom are supportive of the Iranian opposition’s demands. As The Wall Street Journalreported last month:
Much of the opposition to the president’s 2009 re-election came from Iran’s middle class and merchants, many of whom criticized the president’s populist economic policies and believed his religious views bordered on heretical. It is this segment of the population—which owns the factories and the cars—that is feeling the most pain from the subsidy cuts, argue these analysts, while Mr. Ahmadinejad’s power base, the poor, is in the position to gain.
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Random Reflections on Paul
It’s the war…war…war. Looking back virtually no republican thinks Iraq was a good idea. Be careful with the war propaganda of these candidates. These guys will attack an empty island if they get a chance. If Paul is out of the picture, I can see us considering another republican candidate (hard to fathom), but since he is in and stronger than four years ago, why don’t we join forces and go at it? This election is different. People are giving him a second look and realizing that at the very least 700 bases and 6 wars is not so good for the economy. Welfarism at home and abroad is bad for business.<>
Ron Paul Fans and the Media
Here is some good advice for those who love liberty:
I had the unpleasant experience of getting into my car with Neal Boortz on the radio this morning just in time to hear him complaining at length about Ron Paul supporters.
What he doesn’t acknowledge is that the media mis-treatment of the Paul campaign generates blowback from Paul supporters in the form of hate mail and calls. If the media treated Paul like any other Republican candidate—you know, report on his activities, success, etc—there wouldn’t be all of this negative reaction from his supporters.
But these supporters also need to realize that lashing out at talk show hosts and reporters generates its own blowback. Boortz is reacting very badly saying he’s less inclined to cover Paul because of his supporters’ rude actions.
So I’m here trying to appeal to Paul supporters to focus on the positive. Compliment reporters when they show fair coverage. Pass out Ron Paul tip cards and slim jims, etc., etc. (See this earlier posting for other ideas:http://www.dailypaul.com/172337/101-things-you-can-do-to-pro…)
Please no more name calling, ill motive accusations, yelling at reporters and all the rest. Thanks.
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