sailingaway
07-12-2011, 09:13 AM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/07/12/ron_paul_et_al_versus_the_debt_ceiling.html
These write ups of the debt ceiling controversy are really irritating because they put Bachmann's recent opposition to raising it on par with Ron's historically consistent opposition (after Bachmann voted for appropriations bills for unbalanced budgets before, and voted for the Ryan plan which would require raising the debt ceiling for TWENTY YEARS)
This still kinda does that, but at least notes Ron has always taken a hard line, and also features, as part of the story, a screenshot of Ron's new ad:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5929841375_c314ce57fd.jpg
The Paul position is that Congress should vote "no" on any compromise. To be fair, a "no" vote is Paul's kneejerk response to everything. You could introduce the Ron Paul Hero Award Ceremony and Free Ice Cream Party Act of 2011 and he'd still push the red button. But of course his debt ceiling opposition is echoed ....
more at link:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/07/12/ron_paul_et_al_versus_the_debt_ceiling.html
These write ups of the debt ceiling controversy are really irritating because they put Bachmann's recent opposition to raising it on par with Ron's historically consistent opposition (after Bachmann voted for appropriations bills for unbalanced budgets before, and voted for the Ryan plan which would require raising the debt ceiling for TWENTY YEARS)
This still kinda does that, but at least notes Ron has always taken a hard line, and also features, as part of the story, a screenshot of Ron's new ad:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6013/5929841375_c314ce57fd.jpg
The Paul position is that Congress should vote "no" on any compromise. To be fair, a "no" vote is Paul's kneejerk response to everything. You could introduce the Ron Paul Hero Award Ceremony and Free Ice Cream Party Act of 2011 and he'd still push the red button. But of course his debt ceiling opposition is echoed ....
more at link:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2011/07/12/ron_paul_et_al_versus_the_debt_ceiling.html