At least initially, this is going to be a place for me to write expressing support for Dr. Ron Paul's 2008 campaign for the Republican nomination for president of the United States. I have some observations on the debate that was held May 15. The first is light hearted, the others are more serious.
Duncan Hunter said that he built the fence in San Diego to help stop illegal immigration. I suppose Al Gore invented the internet, too.
Ron Paul has made no secret over the past several years of his opposition to the in Iraq. The position that he takes contrary to the other nine candidates cannot hurt him at this point in the campaign.
After Ron Paul suggested that a significant reason for the attacks of September 11, 2001, Rudy Giuliani had what commentators started hailing as his shining moment. He said, and I have to paraphrase here, that he didn't think that he had heard anyone claim that before. In an interview immediately after the debate he said something quite different. He said that what he wanted to say was that Ron Paul's suggestion was the same thing that he heard from Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. I wonder how he reconciles these two statements.
Now, Abdullah is the king of a large very influential country in the Middle East. If he is offering insight on the relationship between the United States' foriegn policy and Arabs' attitude toward the United States, shouldn't we listen to him? I would think that the king of Saudi Arabia would know more about Middle Eastern politics than the mayor of New York City. Being the mayor of New York City on September 11, 2001, doesn't make one an expert on foriegn policy.
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Edited 5/16/2007 to update minor facutal information
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