Ron Paul Emerging as Ross Perot's Doppleganger

Ron Paul’s straw poll “victory” at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference was surprising. It leads one to believe conservatives retain the ability to snap defeat from the jaws of victory this coming Fall. Ann Coulter reflects the opinion of many conservatives when she claims agreement with Ron Paul on almost all issues except for foreign policy goals. Paul, who has Pat Buchanan isolationist tendencies, claims to be an economic libertarian and has many credentials, which support that claim. He is a member, for example, of the Ludwig Von Mises Institute. Von Mises and, later, F.H. Hayek, contributed greatly to the intellectual debate demonstrating the inherent weakness of national central planning as an economic organizing principle. Paul supports smaller government, balanced budgets, less entitlements, and lower taxes. He wants the private sector to drive economic growth. As far as his economic policies are concerned, what’s not to like?  Read More

Comments

[DickF]

Michael,

You criticize the gold standard but never offer an alternative. It appears that you do agree to monetary stability but that does seem uncertain. But if your do agree to monetary stability you offer no solution.

I am not a Ron Paul supporter but he is closer to the truth than most Republicans. Until we have alternatives we are spitting into the wind. Will you offer an alternative?

[Mike Rulle]

Good comment. My point though is that monetary issues are not the primary problem we face. So for a lack of a better answer I default to the current system. I want politicians to focus on our fiscal issues. That is the prime cause of our problems.