On my last post about Ron Paul, a couple of people asked me, if I hate Ron Paul so much, who would I vote for? The answer to that question is that I don’t really know. I will probably do the same thing that I did in 2004, hold my nose and vote for the least of the present evils.
I’ve been pretty hard on Dr. Paul recently, and today will be no different. Before people erroneously label me as a “hater,” it should be known that I am actually a former Ron Paul supporter, and then a friend of mine pointed me to some of his writings. Then, upon looking further into his beliefs and positions, I realized that he is simply a snake in the grass. I am not only going to contend that Dr. Paul isn’t actually a Libertarian, I’m going to contend that he would be disastrous as a President.
Yep… that video is of Ron Paul rejecting evolution… That is another thing that I will never vote for, rejection of Evolution.
This isn’t an anti-religion thing, though I have been known to have that streak in my comments. No, it has to do with knowing what terms actually mean in context and being able to rationally evaluate evidence.
I was just thinking, which I do sometimes, about the role of states’ rights in our political climate… Now, I am inclined to think that states should be given a large amount of autonomy in many affairs, such as voter registration and election handling, driver’s licenses and traffic enforcement, and local law enforcement, but when it comes to the major political issues of the day (same sex marriage, drug control, abortion, etc), how would this play out?
I’ve run through a couple of scenarios in my head, and it seems that if these issues are delegated to the states, they will simply wind up going back to the Federal Government. Not only that, but they would be justified in regulating these issues…
Why? Read more…
There are a few Chicken Littles out there right now, saying that they sky is falling with the economy and we’re all going to be poor, bla bla bla bla bla… They look at things like the faltering dollar (which is a problem) and conclude that the economy is going to tank any minute now… They’re not quite right… In fact, they are mostly wrong.
Then there are the establishment die-hards. They insist that the economy is great, no, the greatest that has been, and it is all because of good-ole’ Republican policies. They look at thing like increases in consumer spending, unemployment filings, and other very good indicators that are getting better and say, YEAH!!! Let’s go make money!! They are not quite right… In fact, they are mostly wrong..
So… who is right? The short answer is: not the loudest voices in the room. Read more…
This past weekend, The Golden Compass came out in theaters. For those of you who don’t know, here’s the link to its wikipedia article. I was searching through Facebook groups with the movie’s title in their name, and the first dozen or so were called things like “Boycott the Atheist Golden Compass” or “Boycott the Golden Compass and Support Christianity.”
So… Fundamentalist Christians don’t like the movie because it is an anti-religious (specifically Christian) children’s movie, and, apparently, Fundies think that Christians should have a monopoly on the indoctrination of America’s youth. Read more…
I do consider myself to be at least vaguely libertarian, but I just cannot bring myself to vote for Representative Ron Paul (R-TX). While I don’t think that any of his goals will come to fruition with a sane Congress, and an inactive President can screw less up, there is one thing that I just cannot vote for on Principle, and that is Christian self-victimization. Ron Paul wrote this in 2003. Here’s a passage: Read more…
If there is something that the people who know me know, I am a real stickler for logic and reasoning. That is, I will generally not believe something unless there is necessary and sufficient evidence for that belief. For example, I am not going to believe in Russell’s Teapot because there is no evidence for its existence.
Then we have the question of God…
A student at a University Forum for John Kerry in Florida was supposed to ask a question. Instead the he chose to pontificate. He was asked to sit down, he refused, and then the cops were sent in to remove him. He resisted, then, when he was close to the door, they tasered him. Was it necessary? Probably not. Will it make the cops look bad? Probably.
This Larry Craig thing is ridiculous… and I don’t care whether or not the guy is gay (though that would make his opposition to Gay Marriage puzzling and ironic). The way I see it, Craig was detained for soliciting sex in a public restroom, something that he contested at the get-go. He then, in an effort to make it “go away,” by pleading guilty to a lesser charge. He then proceeded to hide it from the Senate and his constituents in general, living relatively comfortably in the meantime. Then, the truth was leaked to the media, backlash and resentment found its way in to the public mind, and he started to fight the case again. He is now fighting his own guilty plea in court and is reconsidering his resignation.
This guy, if he doesn’t resign, should be recalled by the good people of his state. He plead guilty to a crime… The court is not allowed to accept a guilty plea from an innocent person, and they make you sign a waiver if you do decide to do that. If he contests the charge, then he should be hit with breach of contract (the waiver) and perjury. The very idea that he would allow this “miscarriage of justice” to take place, that he would plead guilty to a crime that he did not commit, and to be willing to be a criminal until people who cared found out about it betrays Craig’s massive stench of hypocrisy.
This guy needs to leave or be removed from office… now…
