Too political

I just have to do a quick rant on Ron Paul. He's a lunatic. He's stuck in the 1960s-70s. He actually thinks that mutually assured destruction that kept the United States and the Solviet Union from firing nukes is enough to keep Iran in check. Mutually assured destruction does not mean much to a people whose philosophy of war is the suicide bomber.

Also, he wants to take an isolationist view of America, meaning that we pull our military and everything else home, then let the rest of the world do whatever they want. He thinks this is a new concept, based upon the founding fathers (the same founding fathers that had a hand in helping the French Revolution. What sounds isolationist about that?). Historically, this is not a new concept, or even a modern concept. In the 1920s and 30s, America also had the same philosophy. What were the results? Japan and Germany conquering then butchering our allies and innocent people, only to reward our passivity with an attack on Pearl Harbor. yes, we stuck our noses in a few places where it did not belong since then (none moreso than Vietnam), but it does not have to be either or. "With great power, comes great responsibility." We have a responsibility to do the right thing, and in doing so, we protect ourselves for the long-term.

So Ron Paul, stop thinking only of the growing debt. The present is built upon the past. If we do not learn the lesson of the past, we are doomed. If we take one particular and apply it universally, we are also doomed. Wisdom is the best course. You would think a man of your years would know that.