Ron Paul and the free market flip flop

August 26, 2007

   I hate to say it but sometimes this guy leaves me drooling.  I know that he means well, and I’m aware that a devoted following has put a lot of pressure on him to be the new Messiah, but you really can’t have it both ways.  In this speech, diatribe, mixed up message, he seems to be firmly against the NAFTA superhighway.  I’m ok with that.  I don’t like it either.  However, it flies in the face of his free market theories.  The Trans Texas Corridor is an inovative way of improving infrastructure in the state of Texas.  It involves private funding to build and maintain a toll road across Texas. While Ron says that it is not clear maintaining it will be the responsibility of the corporations involved, news reports say differently.  For information on the Trans Texas Corridor merely type that in your browser window.

     There are plenty of reasons to build this highway, and plenty of reasons not to.  The one salient factor that seems to be overlooked is that the STATE government elected by the people is entering into a deal that it feels is best for the state of texas.  You can muddy up the waters with talk of eminant domain, and toll splits and all the other little things that play a part, but the people elected these officials, and continue to elect them.  This is what you get from strong state government with limited federal oversight, which is also one of Ron Pauls big ideas.

   The free market is working in Texas.  Private industry combining with governments to fund a massive project that in the overall will improve things in that state. Ron Paul should be standing and cheering that two of his major premises are being practiced in his home state.

   I suppose the fact that its not running up through I-69, and therefore through his district, has nothing to do with his change of heart?  I mean, a Ron Paul as conspiratorial politico just couldn’t be possible.  This is what is known as flipflopping in a big way.  I’m for free markets, and strong state governments, except when they don’t do what I want them to.


Green Green and More Green…news

August 26, 2007

     How can you not like this?  A lawn on the roof.  Whose for strip croquet at 3 a.m.?  Not only does it look good, its a great place to keep your recuperating sheep.  Yes,  I was at Yahoo green and no i am not a tree hugger, thanks for asking.

  Global warming, world hunger, politics, and the muslim scourge aren’t news.  Donald Driver of the Green Bay Packers hurting his foot is news.  Thats called “prioritizing” Packers fan style.

  In keeping with my green theme, here’s a link to Green Party of the United States headquarters.  I have to say it read kind of like a Ron Paul blog home page.

It’s the giving of the green that makes a campaign run. Ron Paul has been pretty popular on google, but not so with google contributors.  He raised $3350 in a capaign stop at Google Headquarters, 1/10th what Hillary received, and  1/20th what was dished to Barack Obama. 

 This is what I call the essence of chutzpah.  Haggard’s grasping for green from his following is sort of funny when you consider that he’s recieved nearly 400k in pay and remittances from the new life church, and has book royalties, and a house on the market valued at 715k.

  How about a little green around the gills for AT&T?  Hacking the Iphone is all the rage, and they got nailed three times in am atter of hours.  Can’t wait to see how this shakes out legally