Liberty Maven

Ron Paul was interviewed by Mancow on his radio show this morning. Mancow attempted to smack Ron Paul up a bit over his earmark position, but came away satisfied with Paul’s response. They also delved into Paul’s “Federal Reserve Transparency” act HR1207.

Speaking of HR1207, I’ve finally called and emailed my Congressman requesting he support and co-sponsor the bill. For now, I feel satisfied. But I won’t be completely satisfied until he does in fact co-sponsor it and the bill is brought to a vote and passes. Whatever happened to the transparency that was promised during the TARP debate? What happened to the transparency promised by Obama during his campaign? The more things change, the more they stay the same.

There was much talk during the 2008 general election about Sarah Palin and “lipstick on a pig”. The analogy is quite appropriate now for just about every communication we reserve from the Obama administration these days. The administration is essentially an advertising PR team attempting to reframe ruinous policies with flowery words. Being fair, the Bush administration was no better, but Bush wasn’t the “change” candidate.

Let’s not call them “toxic” assets, let’s use the term “legacy”. Let’s not call them combat troops, let’s call them support personnel. Removing the sunshine and lollipops virtual reality goggles reveals an unchanged landscape.

Of course when it comes to labels for those who disagree with the administration the flowery words cease. Let’s not call them Ron Paul supporters, let’s call them domestic terrorists. Whether it’s putting lipstick on a pig or slinging mud it all ends up in the same old place–partisan politics as usual.

Sorry for the somewhat unrelated rant. Listen to the Ron Paul on Mancow interview below.