tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3192849294457035211..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Rand Paul Kicks More Sand in the Face of LibertariansRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57142408547358065102012-06-24T22:29:10.478-04:002012-06-24T22:29:10.478-04:00Damn, will you ever give up those rose colored gla...Damn, will you ever give up those rose colored glasses? You are pressing your apology for RP to a total state of blind foolishness. Let go of the myth. That's all it ever was. What you are witnessing now is the reality that's always been.Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029983140109710071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-74858730757117121782012-06-24T19:39:20.201-04:002012-06-24T19:39:20.201-04:00@Tony,
+1@Tony,<br /><br />+1Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-53213465575364576752012-06-24T19:16:30.277-04:002012-06-24T19:16:30.277-04:00...I have tons of libertarian friends in the YAF. ......I have tons of libertarian friends in the YAF. Seriously, this "WE STAND OVER HERE, NOBODY MOVE, STAND RIGHT HERE WITH US" approach to politics is stupid. You're going to fail to do anything if you literally freak out when someone -speaks- at a conservative place or treats them for what they are -- people who are generally in agreement on a lot of topics like the EPA and taxes.<Shaun Connellhttp://capitalisminstitute.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-55129864848470984952012-06-24T17:18:54.580-04:002012-06-24T17:18:54.580-04:00Rand is his own man but maybe he can be a friend o...Rand is his own man but maybe he can be a friend of the freedom movement if we let him. So far he a been the opposite of most politicos. Most Tea Party Republicans generate enthusiasm for their rhetorical ideals then let us down when they get to Washington. Rand on the other hand doesn't claim to be a libertarian yet has been reasonably consistent with libertarian principles when voting in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7770013617289639062012-06-24T16:31:53.634-04:002012-06-24T16:31:53.634-04:00Would just point out that to YAF's credit, the...Would just point out that to YAF's credit, they have long featured many Austrian titles on their recommended reading (from their homepage, Students, Recomended Reading, scroll down to Economics).<br /><br />Human Action, 3 Rothbard titles, and more ...<br /><br />http://www.yaf.org/<br /><br />Like others I don't like the apparent backtracking and expect Ron Paul's ideas to outlast Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-20888061100665293902012-06-24T11:22:26.971-04:002012-06-24T11:22:26.971-04:00I need to update my comment here - Young America&#...I need to update my comment here - Young America's Foundation and Young Americans for Freedom unified in 2011.Matthew Shruggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263279953920645869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70967455204497783692012-06-24T11:22:09.284-04:002012-06-24T11:22:09.284-04:00I've been suspicious of Rand since he first ra...I've been suspicious of Rand since he first ran for senate. I certainly will not be supporting him now, though I supported Ron Paul to the hilt with money, time and being a county and state delegate for him in Nevada.<br /><br />Simply put, Rand is of no help whatsoever to the freedom movement. That said, its time to move on. This isn't the first time a promising politician has made his Lysandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82119005437598851592012-06-24T11:19:45.029-04:002012-06-24T11:19:45.029-04:00I'm sure Rand's supporters will come up wi...I'm sure Rand's supporters will come up with a good explanation for this latest development. Something along the lines of "great strategy by a brilliant politician".<br /><br />Of course, Rand's connection to this organization is not Rand distancing HIMSELF from the liberty movement; it is somehow the liberty movement "purging" Rand from its midst.<br />Where ever Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-15358961377803011482012-06-24T11:14:48.572-04:002012-06-24T11:14:48.572-04:00Initially, I did not join the crowd that was foami...Initially, I did not join the crowd that was foaming at the mouth about Rand endorsing Romney. Rand had said he would endorse the candidate and so forth, so it didn't really bother me. I figured he was looking to just build a positive rapport with a possible president and to me, it just looked like politics as usual.<br /><br />But, after this, well, that's pretty much it. This is the Matthew Shruggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263279953920645869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-9524457759222754292012-06-24T10:40:28.642-04:002012-06-24T10:40:28.642-04:00"The endorsement of the YAF. The issuing of a..."The endorsement of the YAF. The issuing of a major op-ed in the war-mongering, CIA influenced rag, National Review and his endorsement of Mitt Romney via the show of the Ron Paul-hating neo-con, Sean Hannity, tells us where Rand stands and it is not with libertarians."<br /><br /><br />Ok people...eyes open yet or are we going to continue to play pretend?Mikehttp://www.antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.com