Here are a few of the reasons why I dislike Ron Paul:
http://www.latestpolitics.com/blog/2007/05/ron-paul-and-anti-semitism.htmlNote that he had the following comment in his newsletter, whose comments, even though written by a ghostwriter, he still stood by:
"By far the most powerful lobby in Washington of the bad sort is the Israeli government."
Now I don't care for AIPAC and these other mainstream Jewish organizations. But why does Dr. Paul and others like him focus on tiny Israel, when Saudi Arabia, and the other oil rich rogue regimes use their vast oil reserves to dictate our foreign policy? Where is Paul's outrage over American ambassadors to Saudi Arabia being basically bribed by them:
http://mattwelch.com/NatPostSave/SaudiShills.htmAnother problem I have is with his refusal to support a resolution during the last Israel/Hezbollah war supporting Israel. Here's what he said:
Mr. Speaker, I follow a policy in foreign affairs called non-interventionism. I do not believe we are making the United States more secure when we involve ourselves in conflicts overseas. The Constitution really doesn't authorize us to be the policemen of the world, much less to favor one side over another in foreign conflicts. It is very clear, reading this resolution objectively, that all the terrorists are on one side and all the victims and the innocents are on the other side. I find this unfair, particularly considering the significantly higher number of civilian casualties among Lebanese civilians. I would rather advocate neutrality rather than picking sides, which is what this resolution does.
If he wants to be a isolationist, fine. But to go whining about the "civlilian" casualties in Lebanon is stupid. Why can't people like Ron Paul and Pat Buchanan get it through their heads that the reason "civilians" get killed in places like Lebanon and the fakestinian so-called territories is that the wimpy, [censored] Muslims insist on hiding behind the skirts of their women and children?
Furthermore, I have a big problem with a presidential candidate that says the reasons those moosies are acting up with because we've invaded their countries, and that we would do the same thing if we were in their shoes. First off, Jews and Christians do not strap bombs on their children in the hopes that they'll kill as many innocents as possible. We are not like that, and never will be!
And I will say what I always say on my own blog. America, as a super power and First World civilized country that respects individual rights, has EVERY RIGHT to invade rogue states IF she feels it's in the country's interest to do so. It may not always be the best idea to do so, but that that's a different issue. These barbaric countries that put human beings into shredders, rape dissidents, and chop off the clitorises of little girls, have no business whatsoever bitching about their sovereignty being violated, or that they're being "occupied."
Hope that clarifies where some of us stand on Paul.