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Ron Paul John McCain MSNBC Debate Explained

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What the heck was Ron Paul talking about?
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by John Armstrong
(Libertarian)
That Ron Paul, he's something else. Rudy said that he and Mitt had talked backstage about which questions they were going to ask each other beforehand. I guess that kooky ole 10-time Congressman from that insignificant little state called Texas was probably sitting all by his lonesome reading some boring economics papers during that quid pro quo conversation.

For the last eight years Texans have had to listen to the national and international media imply that they, and all Americans for that matter, are stupid by Presidential association. Granted, Ron Paul may be the only candidate less eloquent that GWB, and Bush's MBA from Harvard is just about as impressive as Paul's MD from Duke on paper, but that's about where the comparisons end in the intelligence horse race. When Texans vote after Super Tuesday, they may want to consider putting someone in office to remind the world that America didn't become the world's lone Superpower by bombs alone.

Since Democrats have been seen as the "intellectual elites" for so long, perhaps Ron Paul's intelligence is hindering his progress within the party he has served for 20 years. Maybe he wasn't asked a question by his rivals because they didn't want to give him a chance to put his intellectual prowess on display. Or maybe they have finally figured out what the rest of the media did a month or two ago: the only way to beat this man is to silence him. He doesn't have to explain position flip-flops. He doesn't blame the democrats for everything. He blames the same thing all Americans do during non-election years when we're not caught up in our rah, rah Party Politics: Washington in general. Not the people--the politicians.

As the economy takes center stage this election season, Ron Paul is by far the most qualified to speak on economic issues. And the rest of the field knows it. They have to keep him quiet.

So when he asked McCain the question about the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, what he really asked was, "Senator McCain, could you please ramble for a little bit and prove to the American people how woefully ignorant and unprepared you are to lead our nation during this economically trying time?" McCain's answer was, "Yes, absolutely."

To understand who the group to which Congressman Paul was referring is and what they do, read This Link from across the pond.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView...

To understand what an incredible job Senator McCain did in showing his ignorance when answering this question, watch This Video.

I didn't know what Ron Paul was talking about either, but I'm not running for President. Maybe next time the other candidates will actually ask Dr. Paul a question so they can be prepared for what he's going to ask them.

Probably not. That would imply "change" which like "intelligence" has unfortunately become the exclusive domain of the Democrats.

Your Fellow American,

John Armstrong