Ron Paul on War

Ron Paul is not anti-war.  He is anti-being required to care about anybody outside of his immediate circle of acquaintance and affection.  He’s an extreme isolationist whose isolationism is of a piece with the rest of his libertarianism.  He’s not pro-peace.  He’s pro being left alone to ignore the tribulations and suffering of others.  He wasn’t against the war in Iraq on any other principle than Fuck the Iraqis, who are they to me?

Plus, you know, wars cost money and that money comes from taxes and Paul is against paying taxes for anything he doesn’t immediately benefit from and that includes poor children’s medical bills as well as bombs, and fuck poor kids, who are they to me?

Comments

[food doctor]

Lots of Bombs --- F bombs that is. Blogging is Hell.

[Falstaff]

I honestly wonder if the Paulites are coming to get you now. Two anti-Paul posts in a row (and you've been on a real roll lately; clearly you've been eating your Wheaties). Let's see what happens!

[Rana]

At least one positive side effect of his run is that his supporters can no longer claim that his message is being suppressed by the media (supposedly a sign that he's a Super Genius that must be censored lest his brilliant ideas cause the people to rise up and do nothing or something) and that the reason no one likes him is that they haven't heard what he has to say.

We've heard, alright, and what he has to say looks no better under the harsh glare of the klieg lights than it did in the dim light of a computer screen.

[Kevin Wolf]

I'm all for reducing our bloated defense budget but what you said, Lance? Yep, I agree.