Ethiopian Review

With a skip in his step after his straw poll victory
at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Ron Paul appeared on
MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Monday. Cantankerous as ever, the Texas
congressman took a couple broad swipes at billionaire Donald Trump and
President Obama.

His first barb was in reaction to Trump’s remarks this weekend that Paul was unelectable.

“I was elected 11 times and somebody said, ‘Well, how many times has
Donald Trump been elected?’” Paul said.  “Does he have really the right
to criticize others and say they are unelect[able]?”

Pressing
him on the issue, Time’s Mark Halperin asked Paul if he really thought
he could win a general election against Obama. In response, Paul noted
that his appeal transcended red states given his opposition to military
spending and the war in Afghanistan. He proceeded to call Obama a “war
monger” who “loves the Patriot Act.”

“Right now You need a
Republican that will challenge Obama on the war issue and on civil
liberties,” he said. “Here’s an administration that has endorsed
assassinations and he still endorses secret pirsons.”

Disparaging his own party, Paul said Republicans had
endorsed a policy of waging war “endlessly” ever since 9/11 and
what’s needed is a Republican to “challenge Democrats on the war.” On
that point, Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish seems to agree:
“I know Ron and Rand Paul are out there on many issues. But they are
critical dissenting voices in a movement that needs more dissent on
foreign policy.”

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