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To be fair to Paul, this is his first term -- he's been in the Senate for a bit longer than 2 years now. So he certainly wasn't involved in decisions made "lon
by shardling 13y ago
To be fair to Paul, this is his first term -- he's been in the Senate for a bit longer than 2 years now. So he certainly wasn't involved in decisions made "long ago".
That said, I generally disagree with many of his stances, and think you're probably right that a lot of what he does is fundamentally political.
- jmaygarden 13y agoI don't understand why people accuse politicians of using politics. Isn't that like accusing a farmer of plowing a field?
- krapp 13y agoPoliticians can't get elected admitting they're politicians.
- saraid216 13y agoYeah. That's one of the most absurd things about America: we force our public officials to lie, and then complain about it when they do.
- krapp 13y agoIn what other field do people apply for work by claiming to be not only ignorant of, but hostile to the job they're applying for? Everyone is Mister Smith going to Washington now, it's manufactured cynicism, and Americans seem to eat it up.
- saraid216 13y agoI remember, to my shame, voting Schwarznegger into office precisely on this premise. I've grown up since, fortunately. I'm sad that no one called me on it when I explained my reasoning to people back then.
- shardling 13y agoI wouldn't bother mentioning it if I didn't see people claiming otherwise.[1] :) 1. Not necessarily in this thread, but in general. (I live in KY.)