Since the invention of the airplane, his ideas basic are obsolete.

Whether the “war on drugs” is a folly or not, it isn;t the over-riding problem for our Civilization.

It’s resurgent Islamic imperialism.

And “reasoning” won’t work with theocratic irrationalists.

To him, the answer is to shut down all aspects of the magnet. Protecting the border is a basic constitutional government responsibility that he would spend whater it takes to fix.

saiga on July 5, 2007 at 10:06 AM

wouldn’t that require the use of force?

The constitution provides for the congress to do that.

saiga on July 5, 2007 at 3:27 PM

Where?

…and finally: I too am from Texas, and I heard a news report some weeks back that Texas gets the lowest per capita pork spending of all the states. I think all the pork should go away, including Paul’s pork, “my” pork, Teddy’s pork, Nancy’s pork, Dubya’s pork, McCain’s pork, Reid’s pork (good, God; please let’s get rid of Reid’s pork), and all the rest. But let’s not lose perspective. Texas is at the vanguard of the pork-reduction efforts in this country.

example ofhow stupid Paul is:

“Under the United States Constitution, there are only three federal crimes: piracy, treason, and counterfeiting. All other criminal matters are left to the individual states. Any federal legislation dealing with criminal matters not related to these three issues usurps state authority over criminal law and takes a step toward turning the states into mere administrative units of
the federal government.” http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2007/tst050707.htm

http://minx.cc/?post=231967

The constitution provides for the congress to do that.

And, you must not have a clue about what it takes to maintain the massive waterway infrastructure along the upper Texas coast.

I don’t remember reading about supporting the Texas coast waterway infrastructure anywhere in the Constitution.

There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it softer, we……

Ron Paul gave in.

* antibiotic testing of seafood in his hometown.
* “personalized medicine in asthma” for the “disadvantaged” of his hometown.
* shore protection measures for his home county.
* cancer center expansion at his county hospital.
* a Cedar bayou created in his home county.
* the “operation” of a dozen other bayous, swamps, lakes, creeks and waterways in his constituency.
* converting a clipper ship to a classroom for his hometown university.
* building new jetties on his local river.
* a shipping channel between his hometown and Corpus Christi Texas.
* “transportation enhancements” for a local theater.
* buying new buses (local and “regional”) for his hometown.
* a replacement rail bridge in his hometown.
* new trolleys in his hometown.
* funding a scholarship in the name of a tax-exempt religious entity.
* “vanadium safety readiness” training for a private research facility in his hometown.
* distance education courses offered through his local university.
* research into shrimp fishing in his hometown.
* marketing of “Wild American Shrimp”

It looks more like seafood than pork to me. And, you must not have a clue about what it takes to maintain the massive waterway infrastructure along the upper Texas coast. That waterway between “his home town and Corpus” is the Intercoastal Canal. Rest assured he is not digging another one. His home town is Lake Jackson, in the Greater Brazosport Area. And He is not digging a new Cedar Bayou either. With all the development along the coast, flood control is a big issue. Just ask New Orleans. I am not going to complain about him trying to address flood control proactively.

And, I thought the clipper ship was for the Texas A&M branch at Pelican Island in Galveston. Want to be Merchant Marine Officers need that sort of thing. Some could argue that Liberty Ships and their crews have helped National Security in years past. Also, with the seafood industry being big on the upper Texas Coast with thousands of independent shrimpers, oysterman, and fisherman, food safety is a big issue.

know his excuse would be something amounting to “they tax us we might as well get something back.”

with this excuse, which i’ve seen from some ron paul cultist, I don’t see how they keep it with a straight face. That logic justifies the pork for all congressmen, and the taxes.

But, some pork is better than others.

Some animals are more equal than others too.

I have no doubt that Ron Paul is an honest person and that he has real conviction for what he believes. He is the only candidate to have released his earmark requests, he’s constantly been a minority of one, ect. I know his excuse would be something amounting to “they tax us we might as well get something back.” But that’s not libertarianism, and that’s not what Ron Paul originally, and still does, pontificate.

It’s part of him being corrupted while in office. Pork is still pork, and gaining funds like that from the government is not something he runs on. It’s still hypocracy.

* antibiotic testing of seafood in his hometown.
* “personalized medicine in asthma” for the “disadvantaged” of his hometown.
* shore protection measures for his home county.
* cancer center expansion at his county hospital.
* a Cedar bayou created in his home county.
* the “operation” of a dozen other bayous, swamps, lakes, creeks and waterways in his constituency.
* converting a clipper ship to a classroom for his hometown university.
* building new jetties on his local river.
* a shipping channel between his hometown and Corpus Christi Texas.
* “transportation enhancements” for a local theater.
* buying new buses (local and “regional”) for his hometown.
* a replacement rail bridge in his hometown.
* new trolleys in his hometown.
* funding a scholarship in the name of a tax-exempt religious entity.
* “vanadium safety readiness” training for a private research facility in his hometown.
* distance education courses offered through his local university.
* research into shrimp fishing in his hometown.
* marketing of “Wild American Shrimp”

he gets the best of both worlds, pork for his district and by voting against a budget he knows will pass anyway he keeps his talking points for his mindless followers. Just like “do as a I say, not as i do” libs

saiga on July 5, 2007 at 12:55 PM

Nice spin, but face it- he made pork-barrel requests for his home district. You might be able to extract a somewhat tortured justification for some of them, but certainly not all.

IIRC, there was one to upgrade computers for a nursing college or something like that- I must’ve missed the article of the Constitution that addressed that one.

He loves pork and votes against cutting the budget.

He put forth around 100 different Pork request for last budget, though he voted against the budget knowing full well it would pass when he put his pork request in.

last year when they cut the budget $50 billion, he voted against it along with all the dems and the 1 socialist up there.

Not a barn burner though. He would need to be more John Wayne-ish to make any big dent. He is more a Hugh Heffner type.

It’s from 1988, when the modern Cult of Paul was still just a gleam in its daddy’s eye.

I don’t know that it makes sense to distinguish the modern Cult of Paul from its 1988 counterpart. The guy never really went away, nor did his cult following. Nor did the 1988 version of Paul ran on platforms differing significantly from the nonsense he is spewing today. The only real differences between Paul ‘88 and Paul ‘08 are that the 1988 version of Paul (1) didn’t pretend to be a Republican and (2) did garner a whopping 0.47% of the popular vote.

Unfortunately, I don’t see that changing. My worry is the same old one about the public figuring out they can vote themselves money out of the treasury. Money from my pocket.