Dems Ask: Is Ron Paul Running The GOP Now?

[Ultra]

Tragically not, but his influence on the reappointment of Bernanke sure is great.

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Dems Ask: Is Ron Paul Running The GOP Now?
John Carney

When it comes to declared votes for or against the confirmation of Ben Bernanke, the Republican caucus in the Senate is currently mostly opposed. This is really pissing off the Democrats, who feel like they are being made to take the fall for confirming Bailout Ben.

A senior administration official tells POLITICO's Mike Allen:

"It's amazing that Senate [Republicans] can barely muster a majority for a Republican who was named Time's 'Man of the Year' and who served in the Bush White House, was appointed to his current job by President George W. Bush and has the full support of the US Chamber of Commerce and Main Street American business. And their main complaint is that he saved the world from what Jim Cramer has called the 'financial stone age.' Is the minority leader Ron Paul? Someone's learned the wrong lesson from the MA race and it's not President Obama."

This is the kind of rhetoric we saw during the original bailout. Lawmakers who opposed the TARP bill were accused of playing political fiddles while the economy burned. The GOP leadership was criticized for allegedly failing to arrange things so that both parties would be equally to blame for the approval of the unpopular bailout.

Just hearing the return of the Irresponsibilty Narrative makes us think maybe voting against Bernanke's confirmation is the right thing to do.

[GRAYWOLF]

Unfortunately, the Senate decided to continue the screwing of the US economy, last night....

[Bezor]

Tragically not, but his influence on the reappointment of Bernanke sure is great.

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Dems Ask: Is Ron Paul Running The GOP Now?
John Carney

I'd respect the GOP much more if Paul was running it. 

[MG]

I'd respect the GOP more if YOU were running it, Bezor!   

[Ultra]

Ron Paul's ideas have already started to appear throughout the TALK of the GOP.  It will take a revolution at the local level for it to make a real difference.  Let's hope the Tea Parties are the beginning.

[Boxer2500]

I can't think of anyone else more qualified to run the party which is supposed to (in theory) be conservative.

[Bezor]

I'd respect the GOP more if YOU were running it, Bezor!   

Apparently I'm best buds with the Republican Committee chair in this valley, the basket of conservatism and all that's GOP in these here parts. 

I asked her one day what she thought of Ron Paul.  She laughed and replied "isn't that a cross-dresser actor comic guy or girl?"

[GRAYWOLF]

the neo-cons really wish he would disappear...they don't want anyone raising real questions...

They want to just go back to the days of keeping the sheople distracted with arguing over whether the government should run things this way or that way and not asking, "where does the Constitution grant the authority for the government to have any say?"

[MG]

"isn't that a cross-dresser actor comic guy or girl?"

By golly, I think she's right!  They sure look the same to me!   

"where does the Constitution grant the authority for the government to have any say?"

THAT is the question that every "patriot" should be asking.   

[Bezor]

the neo-cons really wish he would disappear...they don't want anyone raising real questions...

They want to just go back to the days of keeping the sheople distracted with arguing over whether the government should run things this way or that way and not asking, "where does the Constitution grant the authority for the government to have any say?"

I'll agree with that.