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I'm with those who are kind of puzzled about Glen's apparent water-carrying for Ron Paul. Yes, I carefully read all the caveats, but still, there is something kind of specific about this particular defense of a politician from unfair media attacks.
Perhaps Glen is just trying to play fair. He's defended Edwards and Gore from this kind of media labeling. Has he defended HRC? I don't recall, but this post definitely makes Glen seem pretty anti-HRC.
I think those calling for a little balance in post about Paul from a guy who claims not to actually support him are correct. Where do you disagree with Paul, Glen? Do you like his ideas about the gold standard and New World Order conspiracies?
I find this Ron Paul surge particularly disturbing because a family member, someone I always considered a strong liberal, is a strong Paul backer, and I really wonder if he's thought this through, and if any of Paul's liberal supporters have. Sure, he's right about the war, but he's wrong about everything else.
People praise Ron Paul for his consistency and integrity, but where others see consistency I see slavish adherence to an ideology--damn the consequences! I will take a practical politician who looks at the expected results of policies over one who thinks a single ideology is the solution to every problem any day.
Waaaay back in the thread, some posted the following:
Paul has also said political reality would prevent any of his more ideological views on SS and Medicare from happening.
This may, in fact, be the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard a politician say. Imagine a convicted murder asking the parole board to set him free. "Sure, I'd like to kill someone else, but surely some good person out there will stop me."
