The pseudo-conservative GOP convention has me steaming. What a colossal sham!
If (and that’s a big if) Romney wins we can expect more of the same.
Ron Paul will still get my write in vote. Yes, I will “waste” my vote. Here’s a great quote by Jim Karger. “Voting is the illusion of influence in exchange for the loss of freedom.”
Here’s a tidbit of his running mate’s voting record. The GOP has presented this guy as someone who has “libertarian” ideas. Hardly. See below the excerpt from an article by Jane Aitkenon at LewRockwell.com
Paul Ryan on Bailouts and Government Stimuli
- Voted YES on TARP (2008)
- Voted YES on Economic Stimulus HR 5140 (2008)
- Voted YES on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
- Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
Paul Ryan on Entitlement Programs
- Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
- Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
- Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Oct 2008)
- Voted YES on Head Start Act (2007)
Paul Ryan on Education
Rep. Ryan went along with the Bush Administration in supporting more federal involvement in education. This is contrary to the traditional Republican position, which included support for abolition of the Department of Education and decreasing federal involvement in education.
- Voted YES on No Child Left Behind Act (2001)
Paul Ryan on Civil Liberties
- Voted YES on federalizing rules for driver licenses to hinder terrorists. (Feb 2005)
- Voted YES on making the PATRIOT Act permanent. (Dec 2005)
- Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant. (Sep 2006)
Paul Ryan on War and Intervention Abroad
- Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
- Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq starting in 90 days. (May 2007