More Ways To Choke A Dog

My grandparents used to say that there are more ways to choke a dog than with butter. For years, Congressman Ron Paul has stood up in Congress and told the truth. Unfortunately for Dr. Paul and the rest of us telling the truth in congress has not "choked many dogs."

Time to try something else. Dr. Paul is now running for the nomination to be the Republican candidate for president. This has given him an audience that is interested in the truth, the American People. The mainstream pundits regularly point out that Dr. Paul is a minor candidate and has little chance of getting the Republican nomination. That may be true, but already he is doing good things. In the South Carolina debate, his statement on non-intervention caused Rudy Giuliani to expose Giuliani's ignorance of recent Middle Eastern history. What Giuliani said resonated with the partisan political audience at the debate, but the light of day has proved that Dr. Paul was right in what he said and Giuliani does not have a clue. While Giuliani, the darling of 9/11, went into the debates as a Republican front runner, he is quickly being shown to be unworthy of being president. If Dr. Paul's candidacy helps to expose the weaknesses of the other candidates and to shape the debate in meaningful ways, it will be a success even if he does not become the Republican nominee or the next President of the United States.