"Now we have a Republican-controlled Congress and White House," Texas Congressman Ron Paul observed this week, "and foreign spending soars. It was not that long ago when conservatives looked at such cavalier handling of US tax dollars with consternation. Now it seems that they are in a race with the Left to see who can spend more."
Specifically, Dr. Paul objects to the foreign relations authorization bill, which spends more than $20 billion on various projects, some of dubious necessity. Paul points out that the bill spends more than $4 billion on United Nations activities and other international organizations; funds an "Active Response Corps," a team of Americans who would descend upon nations undergoing a "democratic transition" in order to "stabilize" them; spends millions on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, which, in Congressman Paul's words, "is at the forefront of the manipulation and meddling in the internal affairs of other sovereign states, and has repeatedly dishonored itself through politically-biased monitoring of foreign elections. The OSCE does not deserve a penny from the American taxpayer, but this bill will make sure that the lavishly paid bureaucrats that staff the organization will be able to maintain their standard of living--at our expense."
While Congressman Paul failed to reduce the $735 million in U.S. taxdollars to be transferred to Colombia, he succeeded in preventing Export-Import Bank loans going to China to build nuclear power plants. One man can only do so much. America needs two, three, many Ron Pauls.
Dr. Paul is a true champion for American individual liberties. He also sponsored the Social Security for Americans Only Act which is a much needed policy considering the influx of illegals flowing into this country. Go get'em Ron!!!
Feck: How about a ticket of ron paul and one ball paul?
Great concept Sarge. After all, Two Paul's are better than one.
The reference to Team America was funny. But you do realize that the brilliant monologue beautifully illustrates just why we need to be the sort of "world police"?
