Ron Paul.....Ron Paul........Ron Paul............Ron Paul, Part Two

The Congressman from Texas and aspiring Presidential candidate was on the radio locally between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. today. One question he was asked was under what circumstances he could ever envision U.S. troops being used unless there was a direct attack on the United States. His response: "Never". On one hand, I'll give him credit for being straightforward. On the other, you can't help but think that this foreign policy is completely divorced from reality. He is an isolationist in the mold of Charles Lindbergh and Pitchfork Pat Buchanan (who, not surprisingly, is supporting Paul). As well, I think that you judge a candidate by the company he or she keeps, and Ron Paul has received an awful lot of support from the fringe right, including Neo-Nazi publications such as Stormfront. The Ron Paul freaks out there can deny this all they want, but it is a matter of public record.

Now, as obscure as my blog is, I still have no doubt that once I click on the "publish post" button, one of those Ron Paul supporters who apparently have nothing to do with his or her time than scan the internet for articles about their candidate will zero in on this blurb. Whether it merits a mention, like my last blog entry on him did, remains to be seen, of course.