Ron Paul, who ranted and raved and screamed the house down about PORK, did NOTHING, except mostly vote WITH the Dems AND Load up Bills, that he knew would pass, but which he voted against, with, wait for it...................PORK! LOL
“Ron Paul, who ranted and raved and screamed the house down “
I’ve never heard that said about the man. I guess one man’s measured tones and reasoned arguments are another man’s “screaming”?
Paul’s position on earmarks was actually the Constitutional position. He voted against all spending outside of Article 1 Section 8 limits. But he made sure that he constituents were able to get back some of their tax dollars on federal spending projects, since those projects were going to be approved by other Republicans anyway. This is no different than taking the time to explain that Social Security is unconstitutional, but at the same time make sure that his constituents were able to apply for and receive what they had paid into the system.
What’s really funny is that some of the folks in this forum who supported Paul’s house seat primary opponent some years back, complained that Paul should be voted out because he didn’t try to bring more money to the district! Tooo principled! LOL!