<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Buttle&#039;s World]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[clgood]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://buttle.wordpress.com/author/buttle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Ron Paul Experiment]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Another blog, which I shan&#8217;t yet name nor link to so as not to bias the test, has run an experiment. He chummed the waters with a few remarks about Ron Paul. Kind of like this:</p>
<p>Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul. And Ron Paul. Is Ron Paul Crazy? Is he a real Republican?</p>
<p>I thought I&#8217;d try it on this blog, being a relatively unknown backwater of the blogosphere. Oh, I know, I have a handful of faithful, regular readers for whom I write.</p>
<p>Actually, I&#8217;ve long admired Ron Paul, and considered him one of the most principled members of Congress. On many issues he&#8217;s certainly right on the money. I happen to think he&#8217;s missed the point entirely in the war, which is the number one issue right now since, duh, we&#8217;re at war.</p>
<p>I was recently disappointed to see video of him consorting with Truther morons. I understand that a man campaigning needs to be polite, but he could (and should) have distanced himself. Instead he mumbled darkly about government conspiracy and the Kennedy Assasination.</p>
<p>Unless Ron Paul distances himself forcefully from the tinfoil hat crowd, he&#8217;s going to get tarred as one of them. It&#8217;s rather moot, though, since he&#8217;s not even registering on a single poll right now. But I&#8217;d like to have him stay in the race just to keep the other guys honest &#8211; as long as he doesn&#8217;t go all Ross Perot on us.</p>
<p>So here&#8217;s the test. Ron Paul, Ron Paul, Ron Paul. Earth to Ron Paul: We need you.</p>
<p>Comments are open.</p>
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