Factoid
NOUN: 1. A piece of unverified or inaccurate information that is presented in the press as factual, often as part of a publicity effort, and that is then accepted as true because of frequent repetition.
Not one Ron Paul critic on this thread can name a single congress person with a better voting record on spending than RP.
And we don't have to. Paul is the one making his campaign about how he is the ONLY candidate who follows the constitution and believes in limited government.
Well, if this is in fact true, then I'd say this vote runs pretty much counter to Paul's assertions. Pork in of itself runs afoul of the principles of limited government. And to sit there an say that the CIA needs to be disbanded at a time where intelligence has never been important while allocating funds to the shrimp industry puts his character, and more importantly intelligence seriously into question.
All they know how to do is attack.
Why is asking a valid question an attack? Why should Paul be above any inquisition that any other presidential candidate goes through.
They never list any positive points about their canidate.
Because we aren't talking about any other candidate, we are talking about Ron Paul.
Whomever that may be since they never say.
As of right now Fred Thompson with the fervent hope that either Duncan Hunter or Huckabee can pull away from the back of the pack.
And now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's a problem I have. You, and other "Paulites" don't ever really address the argument at issue. Rather you bring up everything else (exactly like in your post). You're not willing to concede ANYTHING.
I've got news for you, Paul is human. Meaning that he'll have made some mistakes. Because this is the case doesn't invalidate him as a candidate. The credibility of you folks would go alot longer if you conceded some of Pauls flaws rather than pretending they aren't there.