Yesterday the Dallas Morning News ran an editorial speculating that Ron Paul will not be the Republican nominee, but saying that he's a phenomenon that deserves serious attention, that he could have a major effect on the race, and that his passion and his ideas stand to change GOP politics of the future, a la Barry Goldwater. A respectful editorial, I'd say (and not just because I wrote it).
Today one of Paul's followers, a doubleplus vigilant patriot from Bremington, WA, writes to object. All misspellings in the original:
Dear Editor, Im responding to the ridiculously amaturistic, propaganda hit peice against Dr. Paul which was written A Gadfly With Wings, I noticed the writer didnt have the guts to put his name on the peice, or explain how Dr. Paul couldnt win, just saying He wont win the nomination, is simply a mantra, that doesnt shake any Ron Paul supporter. The writer is probably on the CIA payroll, their are alot of journalists who work for the CIA, and obviously their very jobs are at stake, but We Ron Paul supporters care about the Constitution, not a bunch of Government Mafia thugs who are funded by our taxes. You owe Ron Paul an apology and a Pro Ron Paul peice for fairness.
Whee! Hey CIA, when can I expect my paycheck?
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That writer sounds a lot like a Birchie. I think the JBS's president came out a few years back with a book calling William F. Buckley "pied piper for the establishment" and accusing him and national review of being under the influence of the CIA.
Current US policy around civilian nuclear power has nothing to do with anything. Iran would want the bomb because Pakistan, India and Israel have the bomb. Suggesting anything else is, with respect, ridiculous.
Every country will think thrice after the example the US made of Afghanistan. Set off a nuclear device on US soil, and we will depose your government and go about (badly) installing one we want. We would not have to use nuclear weapons to do it, either.
Suggesting anything else is, with respect, ridiculous.
Oh really? And nothing to do with anything? I expected better from you Frnaklin. Pray tell, why wouldn't Iran want civilian nuclear power? Why would the US help India build a civilian nuclear program if it's so ridiculous?
Will, you are asking two completely separate questions, but let's see if I can cover them both:
Iran should be under no restrictions towards getting civilian nuclear power, but the moment we find that they have nuclear bombs, they should know that we will go to defcon 4 and start immediate overflights of their weapons facilities... all that is assuming, of course, that Israel hasn't already destroyed those weapons facilities.
Is my comment clear now?
Iran should be under no restrictions towards getting civilian nuclear power...
Yes, they shouldn't be, but the Bush administration claims to know with existential certainty that Iran wants more than civilian nuclear power, despite Iran's clais to the contrary.
The only reason there's all the bluster over Iran's nuclear ambitions is because of Israel. Pakistan, that paragon of democratic ideals, has nuclear weapons, as does North Korea, but because they no oil, Bush gives them a free pass.
Really, if your neighbors had nuclear power and nuclear weapons, you'd want them to. Get real.
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