Re Ron Paul I really enjoy listening to him at times as well. But it's really only when he's outlining how the powers that be have totally screwed everything up. When he starts talking the other side, and lays out what he would have us actually do it usually doesn't sound as good to me.
He has a very frank way of talking, and the ability to make things that politicians usually try to obsfucate appear simple and understandable. That, plus an appeal to some vague notion of "how it used to be", coupled with as a righteous anger aimed at bringing the culprits who screwed everything up to justice, could all be a potent political force in a post economic crash world. I'm not sure he's the man, and for this campaign at least he was a bit ahead of his time, but someone like him could be appealing to a lot of people if there was real widespread economic pain. And, historically at least, someone like that can turn into a really scary figure.
On the other hand, I guess that's all just to say that it would be a scary time if the economy really crashes hard. Paul would at least have been one of the few to warn us if it ends up happening.
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He has a very frank way of talking, and the ability to make things that politicians usually try to obsfucate appear simple and understandable. That, plus an appeal to some vague notion of "how it used to be", coupled with as a righteous anger aimed at bringing the culprits who screwed everything up to justice, could all be a potent political force in a post economic crash world. I'm not sure he's the man, and for this campaign at least he was a bit ahead of his time, but someone like him could be appealing to a lot of people if there was real widespread economic pain. And, historically at least, someone like that can turn into a really scary figure.
On the other hand, I guess that's all just to say that it would be a scary time if the economy really crashes hard. Paul would at least have been one of the few to warn us if it ends up happening.
- jim 9-20-2008 10:41 pm