So much for the principled libertarian....
Presidential candidate and long time Representative Ron Paul said goodbye yesterday on the House floor as he prepares to make his exit from Congress after 23 years. He explained his consistent views throughout the past two decades and berated Washington for refusing to change or make hard decisions when it comes to the future.
As the father of what many characterize as the buoyant, bi-partisan New Liberty Movement, Paul shared “the plain truth” about Washington, America’s current national crisis and the greatest threats to the future.
Paul began by explaining his goals in 1976:...
Earmarks = a non issue. That is money that is going to be spent, no matter what congressman gets it. Better to control what it it spent on.
Negotiating the price of prescription drugs = non issue. Working within a Medicare Prescription D law that couldn;t be defeated in its entirety. Just making the gov't waste less of our money.
If you actually knew anything, it would be a 100% improvement.