Ron Paul’s followers keep telling me that his policies make sense. Even amongst the accusations of racism they keep telling me that his policies make sense. Before today, I had no idea what Dr. Paul’s policies even might consist of, so in fairness I decided to look at what Dr. Paul proposes for US policy at home and abroad. My research materials consisted of Wikipedia and a Wifi connection at a cafe along with a measure of common sense.

Dr. Paul is an isolationist and believes that the USA has no business in other countries. He believes that the assassination of Obama Bin Ladin was incorrect and that the USA should have cooperated with the Pakistani government. The problem with this thesis is that the Pakistani government had been protecting Bin Ladin. Oops.

And then, negating that earlier policy, Dr. Paul argues that Israel should receive more aid from the USA. Huh?

Dr. Paul believes that illegal workers take a toll on welfare. So people who are working and supporting themselves and families at below minimum wage are mysteriously draining welfare.

Dr. Paul supports parallel currencies. This only makes sense if you also understand that he also wishes to go back to the gold standard. What this means is that money would be backed by actual gold and that trade would be limited to gold. Currency would actually be notes and corporations could mint their own currency. What this would mean internal to the USA is that wealth would be contingent on ownership of gold. Demutualized stock exchanges would need to close and reopen or would need to own gold themselves. International trade would become almost impossible. The ultimate outcome would be that those who own gold would become even richer.

As an aside how much gold do Andrew and David Koch own?

Dr. Paul is extremely anti-Medicare. He has shown this in that his own campaign manager died penniless of pneumonia and without health insurance. With friends like Ron Paul you die penniless of diseases that are curable.

I continued to read about Ron Paul’s policies and got sadder and more confused. I decided that if a man who wants simpler government is so very confusing and self contradictory then maybe I had better go to something much simpler like nuclear physics or game theory. Perhaps it is Ron Paul’s genius that he is so very confusing or maybe he’s just nuts? Then I gave up.

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Yes, Glenn Beck is a pin head. Yes, Rush Limbaugh is a drug addled degenerate who can only get hard when he thinks of Barbara Bush defecating. Yes, Bill O’Reilly has all the manners of a recovered cocaine addict and the sweet subtlety of an anal probe. Yes, Sean Hannity blows dead bears. Yes, Sarah Palin’s main talent with her mouth is not talking. Yes, Michelle Bachman needs to have her prescription for ritalin cut back. Yes, Christine O’Donnell is a throwback to the days of the inquisition. And finally yes, Ann Coulter is a wretched excuse for a human being male, female or whatever, 

That’s not the point. 

The point is that while Glenn Beck (henceforeth to be known as Bobo the Simpleminded) and his ilk make a pronunciation that is evil, stupid, wrong minded, hilarious and just plain stupid, he isn’t playing to us. When Bill (Captain Queeg) O’Reilly goes off the deep end and foaming at the mouth, he gets paid. And, all of the above, evil scum sucking as they are, get paid well. They get paid very well. 

So when Scott Walker is stubborn as he is, it’s NOT political suicide, babies. It’s am audition for the biggest reality show this side of the 49th parralel. Because when Walker gets recalled, or beaten (I mean that politically by the way), he is ready to make the big bucks stumping the Conservative Comedy circuit, he’ll be able to prove to them that he was not defeated fairly. It was a conspiracy of damn Hippie Liberal pundits who beat poor old American Scott (like the toilet tissue). And he’ll froth and he’ll moan. Right now, babies, old Scott is just paying his dues. 

The point is that politics has become show biz. When Bill Clinton played his sax on the Arsenio Hall show, politics changed. It always was show biz, but now it has become mandatory that each and every presidential candidate bring his or her message to the peepul. That they pander to the peepul. That they make the peepul like them. 

Now, Mr. Clinton is not to my taste but he showed the people, I am one of you. I belong. I probably hot box my wife. And the people loved him for it. 

I am not saying that Mr. Clinton was not qualified to be president. I am saying he pandered. 

The question henceforth is going to be all about image and it is not going to be about presidential image. 

It’s going to be about who can connect with the voters, not on an intellectual, policy level, but on a gut level. 

And Johnny Knoxville will be the next President. 

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