Ron Paul's Skeleton Closet

[falcon]

Ron Paul runs around all over the place whining about government spending. Seems like his drastic spending solution does not apply in hisdistrict. Is the sanctimonious Ron Paul a hypocrit?

http://lonestartimes.com/2007/08/07/looking-for-shrimp-in-the-constitution/

"The Honorable Dr. Ron Paul is known among his supporters as a strict constitutionalist. He reportedly carries a pocket edition of the Constitution around with him. He"™s railed against rampant and wasteful government spending, particularly at the federal level:
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But today, too many politicians and lobbyists are spending America into ruin. We are nine trillion dollars in debt as a nation. Our mounting government debt endangers the financial future of our children and grandchildren. If we don"™t cut spending now, higher taxes and economic disaster will be in their future "” and yours.
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That"™s good, right? He"™s a fiscal conservative. Not so fast. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), it turns out that Dr. Paul may not be practicing what he preaches:
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Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul "” who is campaigning as a critic of congressional overspending "” has revealed that he is requesting $400 million worth of earmarks this year.
The Wall Street Journal reports Paul"™s office says those requests include $8 million for the marketing of wild American shrimp and $2.3 million to pay for research into shrimp fishing.
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Well, he must have a good explanation for this. Here"™s what his spokesman had to say:
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Reducing earmarks does not reduce government spending, and it does not prohibit spending upon those things that are earmarked,"� the spokesman said. "œWhat people who push earmark reform are doing is they are particularly misleading the public "” and I have to presume it"™s not by accident.
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Wow! That"™s spin right out of Senator Robert "œBarbaric!"� Byrd"™s play book, and reminiscent of Tom Delay"™s "œno more fat left to trim"� comment a couple of years ago."

[ipscshooter]

Uh-oh. Now you're on The List. Watch your back...

[SevenMag]

falcon, i hope you brought your flame suit..... the Ron-sters are comin for you...

[Lanse couche couche]

The American shrimp industry is in danger because of cheap foreign imports. I would think that spending money to improve and promote the domestic shrimping industrywouldn't be viewed as out of control pork barrel spending.

[SevenMag]

ORIGINAL: Lanse couche couche

The American shrimp industry is in danger because of cheap foreign imports. I would think that spending money to improve and promote the domestic shrimping industrywouldn't be viewed as out of control pork barrel spending.

that's right forest!!!

ok lt. dan...

[Lanse couche couche]

Political elections are like a box of chocolates.....

[F3d]

If it's clear as day that the budget is going to be filled with earmarks, he'll put some stuff in for his constituents, so at least they can get their fair share of the taxes back in one way or another i.e. their money won't be transfered to other districts entirely. There's no reason his district should be overtaxed and then singled out to get screwed if that's the way it's going to be. He always votes against the final bill, unless it's uncontaminated, which it never is.

[SevenMag]

ORIGINAL: F3d

If it's clear as day that the budget is going to be filled with earmarks, he'll put some stuff in for his constituents, so at least they can get their fair share of the taxes back in one way or another i.e. their money won't be transfered to other districts entirely. There's no reason his district should be overtaxed and then singled out to get screwed if that's the way it's going to be. He always votes against the final bill, unless it's uncontaminated, which it never is.

ah, so he puts earmarks in and then votes against bills anyway?????? cuz he know the bill will pass and he can vote no and still get his earmarks???

hypocrit

[tommyjohnson]

You think they would come up with better dirt than that on Ron Paul? Something good for our country and people label it as a sin. To funny. Go find something better on him that hasn't been disputed yet. I mean if it got out in the media that he did this to help save jobs,that would just get him more votes. I look at it as a plus if this would go MSM. I tried to dig dirt up on Ron Paul. There is nothing out there.

How about him voting no about purchasing a metal for Rosa Park? He voted no on that also. Anyone want to bite on that subject? Be warned you will lose that battle also.

[F3d]

ah, so he puts earmarks in and then votes against bills anyway?????? cuz he know the bill will pass and he can vote no and still get his earmarks???

Nice try How come you just didn't quote my reasoning? Oh wait, it's because it was a rock solid explanation.