As self-styled newspapers go, The Economist is wrong on most things — furthermore it broadcasts its Establishment errors with an undeserved arrogance and a haughty tone. (For our hebdomadal reading, we prefer another publication). Nonetheless, we cannot resist giving credit where credit is due, and The Economist recently published a short, relatively balanced piece on Ron Paul’s counter-convention in Minneapolis. It is reproduced here:

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Link: Catholics for Ron Paul

Our Armed Forces Support Ron Paul With Their Checkbooks

THE RECENT REPORT from the Federal Election Commission on second-quarter donations to presidential candidates contained an interesting piece of information. Observers extrapolated those donors who listed the branches of the military as their employer to see who our fighting men (and women) were backing in the presidential election. Who came first in military donors? None other than our own Dr. Ron Paul, the Air Force veteran who is determined to end the empire and save the republic. This didn’t surprise me, but it was a welcome reassurance that good old-fashioned common sense still prevails amongst the brave souls in our armed forces. (more…)

Above, the scene outside as Ron Paul heads in to Stephen Colbert’s faux news show and below, the interview itself.

On the Daily Show:

Interestingly, Ron Paul remains on top for Technorati tags, tracking what people are talking about on blogs, even beating Paris Hilton at the height of her media kerfuffle.

What can one say about Ron Paul? This man is clearly the dream candidate for the presidency. A doctor and Air Force veteran with years of experience in congress (with a record to be proud of), Ron Paul tells the simple, honest truth and applies common sense to politics. Who knew, until Paul told us, that if we returned to year-2000 spending levels, we could eliminate the federal income tax entirely. Entirely. Imagine that! Paul is the only Republican candidate willing to tell it like it is rather than spew meaningless piously ideological bits of nonsense to please the Republican establishment. I almost wish I was a Republican so that I could have the satisfaction of voting for him in the primary.

Naturally, the media have done their utmost to ignore Dr. Paul or pidgeon-hole him as irrelevant but the word’s been getting out anyhow. He’s even managed to turn up as a topic of discussion on ABC’s ‘The View’, flagship television program of the bored suburban housewife.

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BEING, AS WE are, in the midst of the presidential campaign pre-season, the press have been exploring the various candidates for the highest office in the land. It is a revolting parade of the sordid, the inane, the insane, the monomaniacal, and the self-obsessed. Needless to say, all of the candidates for both parties are thoroughly reprehensible in one way or another. The exception is Ron Paul, currently serving in the House of Representatives, and currently the only conservative (in any real sense) who has thrown his hat into the ring (or “formed an exploratory committee”, as it is officially termed). Unfortunately (?), Paul has principles, and has stuck to them, so we can immediately disregard his chances for the Republican nomination he seeks. (When he fails to get the GOP nomination, he really ought to run as an independent, ideally with Jim Webb for vice-president. Then the warmongers will vote GOP, the baby-killers for the Dems, and the sane for Paul/Webb).

Nonetheless, it gets one thinking. What would one desire in a president? What policies would we want him to execute? Here are our humble suggestions, in no particular order:

• A prompt withdrawal from Iraq. This is too common sensical to be worth explicating.
• End NATO now. The Soviet Union has been gone for over a decade. End Europe’s gravy train so they can grow up and defend themselves. Phase out foreign military aid, while maintaining strong informal links with Canada, as well as the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
• Appoint constitutionalist judges. The Constitution says ‘X’ but radical judges say ‘Y’.
• Abolish the Departments of Homeland Security, Education, and Housing & Urban Development. The federal government has no constitutional power to interfere in education, housing, and urban development. As for “homeland security”, isn’t that what the Department of Defense is for? It’d probably be worthwhile to merge a few of the remaining departments.
• Balance the budget. Again, common sense.
• Abolish income tax. Income tax is wicked. It must be abolished, and if an alternative tax is necessary, then it should be a value added tax (VAT).
• Enforce immigration law. Rampant, uncontrolled immigration is an assault on our safety and security, as well as a grave threat to the earning power of American workers.

Above all: obey the Constitution. (Or at least be honest and get rid of it).

But really, this is not a political blog. If you want the goods, head over to Eunomia, where Daniel Larison really dishes out the good stuff. Mr. Larison is to be crisply saluted for not only undergoing the suffering entailed by paying attention to politics, but for going even further by cutting through the spin, the propaganda, and the nonsense like a hot knife through butter.

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