Former GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul insisted on Tuesday that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is not a traitor, but he fears the U.S. government may send drones or a cruise missile to kill the 29-year-old, who has fled the United States. “I don’t think for a minute that he’s a traitor,” Paul told Fox Business’ Melissa Francis.
This is the most stupid public statement I have ever seen!
Well, outside of The Usual Suspects in the democratic party ... but we've come to expect stupid public statements from them
For the record, I never voted for Ron Paul and I most assuredly never well vote for him now.
There's an old adage about the way to evaluate military officers, which compares the virtues/faults of "Incompetent" or "Competent" versus "Lazy" or "Energetic"..
Here's how it goes, generally:
Competent/Energetic: Fine officer; promote frequently as he is an asset to be encouraged.
Competent/Lazy: An average officer who won't be of great use, but won't do much harm, either; allow him to progress to his limitations and retire at at a low rank.
Incompetent/Lazy: Absolutely worthless, but he's too lazy to do much harm. If you can find a place for him, fine. If not .. that's fine also.
Incompetent/Energetic: A danger to his men, his unit, and his country. He will attempt the most unreasonable alterations to the unit and will not stop until everyone dies. Get rid of this officer at your earliest opportunity.
That's an oversimplification, and you should go to the link to examine a more thorough (and well-written) evaluation.
I think Ron Paul has just transitioned from "Competent/Lazy" to "Incompetent/Energetic". Perhaps he has always fit in this category, but he hasn't made the effort to show his true colors until now.
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I did vote for Ron Paul, as representative from my district. The alternative was a Shila Jackson Lee clone. The one thing I never worried about Ron Paul, was government spending. He was against it.
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Ron Paul makes sense sometimes then goes off the rails at other times.
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