Comment: Wow, thanks for posting.

Wow, thanks for posting. Talk about peeling Ron Paul open like a grape!

Look at what Paul said -

"It’s a time sequence. And as adamant as I am about the purity of a philosophy, I’m also very pragmatic. You know, I want to get rid of the fed, but don’t want to get rid of the fed tomorrow. What I want to do is have competition with the fed and let the fed self-destruct. And when it comes to welfare, as a matter of fact, I probably am the best protector of Social Security and some of these programs for child health care and elderly health care because we can’t afford it. We’re going bust and it’s all going to collapse and you have ObamaCare, it’s totally destructive to the medical care system.
I’m saying, save — I want to cut a trillion dollars out of the budget, but a lot comes from overseas funding and war and I say this is the only way we can preserve some of these programs and work our way out of it. I want young people to opt out of Social Security, but my goal isn’t to cut. I think this is where the Republicans make a mistake. They’re seen as cutting food stamps and increasing the military budget. I think that’s bad politics and so, in my more pragmatic stance on how we get to the place where i want to go, actually, I’m offering a program where some of the programs we have taught people to be so dependent on, I would probably preserve them longer than others because we’re going to lose them because of the bankruptcy that is coming."

You can't even COUNT the contradictions in that paragraph!!!!

This is what I've been trying to say to all the "true believers" out there. Ron Paul IS better than most politicians, but he's STILL a 35 year career politician! He has it both ways and people just hear what they want. He's a purist, but he's very pragmatic. He wants to end the Fed, but now slowly through competition (wait, wasn't Gary Johnson lambasted for having that EXACT position?) He's totally against social security, but he's a staunch defender of it and, as a rich man, he still cashes those checks, baby! He's against big government, but he doesn't want to cut it! I mean, it's a"time sequence" man! You can be FOR it NOW, but AGAINST it TOMORROW!

This line was the VERY best though - "And when it comes to welfare, as a matter of fact, I probably am the best protector of Social Security and some of these programs for child health care and elderly health care because we can’t afford it. "

To shorten - "I am FOR it precisely because we can't afford it!" WTH?!?

I know you guys are angry at me because I support Gary Johnson if Ron Paul doesn't get nominated, but holy crap, you can NOT say that Gary Johnson is less pure than Ron Paul. How can we possibly trust that Paul would do what he says when he says two things about everything. And let's not even get into his earmark or flag burning or immigration doublespeak. It's not even "I was for it before I was against it", no, it's "I am for it PRECISELY because I'm against it". That is the art of having it both ways PERFECTED.

I bow to the master.