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• Sunday, December 2, 2007 10:05 PM

  Thanks Salon

  A while back I had commented that Salon had given scant attention to Ron Paul, who at the very least deserves a few articles based on his grass-roots support alone. I am glad to see Salon has decided to give him some coverage.

  If there are future articles on Paul, it would be nice to see more details of his policies, more analysis, etc. Exactly how radical is he? He has switched from the Libertarian to the Republican party -- did that switch come with any corresponding move toward the center? Or none at all? (What does the Libertarian party think of him abandoning them?)

  From listening to Ron Paul it's clear what he's against. What's less clear is what exactly he wants to do to solve those problems. Would Paul immediately evacuate the troops? Would he appoint Supreme Court Justices who were anti-abortion? If that happens, is Paul ready for the re-creation of black-market, back-alley abortion centers?

  Most tellingly, Paul has correctly made an issue of the U.S.'s gargantuan national debt. Yet Paul is also opposed to the income tax. So how does Paul propose to reduce the national debt, if not by raising taxes? Would he propose hardcore SEC enforcement of people who use tax shelters and corporations that move their headquarters off shore? Or what?

  Paul certainly seems like a fresh voice compared to Republicans and Democrats. But does he really have anything to offer? Could he really get anything positive done? That's a question his supporters have yet to answer.

  —Xrandadu Hutman Read Xrandadu Hutman's other letters
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