I found an interesting entry over at Freedom Democrats regarding Ron Paul, who is one of the most honorable public servants I have encountered in my wild ramblings through the charred political landscape that constitutes 21st century American politics.
It’s one thing to be an Anti-War Libertarian. It’s quite another to be used by the Leftist Media as a stooge against Pro-Freedom values. The Left is the enemy of freedom. It is quite sad indeed that Ron Paul fails to see that. He is letting himself be used by the enemy – CBS, CNN, the Houston Chronicle, et.al.
I believe it’s time to declare Jeff Flake (or Dana Rohrabacher) as the new Champion of Freedom and the libertarian Republican movement.
And maybe it’s time that a real libertarian who supports the War on Islamo-Fascism run against Ron for the Congressional seat here in Texas.
I think labels have value but I am also interested in judging people as a whole. Ron Paul, on the whole, is a good and decent human being with a record of representing the people of the United States instead of himself. How many of our politicians can say that? Very few, in my estimation.
The larger issue here is the tone of political discussions in the U.S. currently. I see a great deal of unhealthy polarization and much of it is taking place in the blogosphere. What ever happened to agreeing to disagree and still respecting one another. You cannot have a conversation or come to a compromise if both parties are foaming at the mouth and screaming all the time.
The Left is the enemy of freedom.
That’s a pretty broad brush. I wonder what Eric Dondero thinks we should do with “the Left?” Put them all in a boat at gunpoint and throw them into the sea?