helmuth_hubener
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OK, I've changed my mind. I was very disheartened by what I saw as a poor performance on the Rachel Maddow show and then a total statist flip-flop on Blitzer. See here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=245680&page=6 . I even wrote "if it weren't for his being Ron's son, I would totally dismiss him."
But then I saw him with Stephanapolous.
The fact that he wrote that letter to the editor in 2002 defending discrimination just makes it clear in my mind what's going on. Perhaps because I've written a lot of letters to the editor over the years, so I can relate to it. But for whatever strange reason, that just made it all click together for me. That letter is where his true feelings lie.
He's playing politics, being somewhat "stealth" if you will, like some of us were stealth delegates back in the Ron Paul campaign. No need for everyone to necessarily know all of what he stands for until he's safely in office, just as there was no need for the neo-con GOP members at the caucus to know you supported Ron Paul until you were safely elected as a delegate.
Plus, Ron Paul has vouched for him. That means a lot.
I guess sometimes you just gotta have faith. I am so cynical about politicians, I lose faith very easily. At the drop of a hat, as it were. And usually that cynicism is more than justified. But in this case I was wrong to lose faith, I think. Perhaps Rand will let us down, but I don't think so. This is an exciting time. We could actually have a basically-libertarian or at least quasi-libertarian Senator! The ideas of liberty really are spreading!
But then I saw him with Stephanapolous.
The fact that he wrote that letter to the editor in 2002 defending discrimination just makes it clear in my mind what's going on. Perhaps because I've written a lot of letters to the editor over the years, so I can relate to it. But for whatever strange reason, that just made it all click together for me. That letter is where his true feelings lie.
He's playing politics, being somewhat "stealth" if you will, like some of us were stealth delegates back in the Ron Paul campaign. No need for everyone to necessarily know all of what he stands for until he's safely in office, just as there was no need for the neo-con GOP members at the caucus to know you supported Ron Paul until you were safely elected as a delegate.
Plus, Ron Paul has vouched for him. That means a lot.
I guess sometimes you just gotta have faith. I am so cynical about politicians, I lose faith very easily. At the drop of a hat, as it were. And usually that cynicism is more than justified. But in this case I was wrong to lose faith, I think. Perhaps Rand will let us down, but I don't think so. This is an exciting time. We could actually have a basically-libertarian or at least quasi-libertarian Senator! The ideas of liberty really are spreading!
