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Originally Posted by kane
Paul is no different than any other politician. He rails against earmarks, yet year in and year out he is among the house leaders in the amount he requests in earmarks. He is selling his followers a bill of goods. Just go to his site and see where he stands on the issues and ask yourself how many of those things he really could get passed if he were elected. Paul loves to talk a good game, but any president finds out that talking during a campaign and then actually having to follow through on your promises are two very different things.
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Getting rid of earmarks would not save any money at all. The money is already allotted to be spent and anything not spent by Congress is spent by the Executive branch. Here is an interview where he explains his position:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/your-w...-spending-bill
As for what he could get done as President, yes you are right. A lot of what he talks about he could not single-handedly do. What he could do is end "nation building" and "preemptive war" and totally change how the "war on drugs" is handled. He could also put an end to all these bailouts. Most importantly, if he were to be elected it would send a signal to other politicians in DC. I think a lot of people would come his way on issues. In fact we are already seeing that now in this election cycle on the right.