[Xenalyte]

When Ron Paul said the 9-11 killers were "over here because we are over there," he was not excusing the mass murderers of 3,000 Americans. He was explaining the roots of hatred out of which the suicide-killers came.

Yes. Absolutely, yes.

An explanation is not an excuse.

[Reagan Man]

Well, whether Ron Paul was partially right or not, his rhetoric was incoherent at best. I agree with Paul’s call for limited government and real tax reform. But the way he communicates his position on Iraq, is very troubling. I doubt he’ll be invited to any future debates.

More importantly in the long term. Rooty was given a huge soundbite success, one that he planned but didn’t deserve. Rooty was getting blasted on almost every issue. He needed something to obfuscate that truth and was handed it on a silver platter by Paul.