Ron Paul reminds the neocons about this thing called 'The Constitution"
Ron Paul says:
"Why don't we just open up the constitution and read it? You're not allowed to go to war without a declaration of war."
"The thought that the Iranians could pose an imminent attack on the United States is preposterous, there's no way, this is just war propaganda, continued war propaganda preparing this nation to go war and spread this war, not only in Iraq but into Iran, unconstitutionally. It is a road to disaster for us as a nation, it's a road to our financial disaster if we don't read the constitution." - Ron Paul [10/09/07]
BTW, I thought Ron Paul did a good job explaining how the country IS in a recession -- if you're poor or middle class; Wall Street and Washington just don't know about it yet.
It was a nice rip-off of John Edwards' "two Americas" speech. It also happens to be true, but maybe some folks will appreciate it more coming from Ron Paul than from John Edwards.
Rest assured that Wall Street and Washington are fully cognizant of the state of the economy--and counting on the sheeple to stay asleep until after the next election.
What's a "loose canon"?
Differing from a "loose cannon" which means - an irresponsible or reckless person, a "loose canon" refers to a loose set of rules, in this case ... my rules. Unlike many conservative bloggers that stifle debate and delete comments, I don't!
Conservatism: clinical tendencies
A study funded by the US Government's National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health has concluded that conservatism can be explained psychologically as: a set of neuroses rooted in "fear and aggression, dogmatism and the intolerance of ambiguity". (see report) ---------- A study by NYU and UCLA published in the Journal Nature Neuroscience showsliberals have a greater cognitive ability to problem solve and cope with changing conditions than conservativeswho are more "persistent and structured" and are more reliant on "habitual responses." From the study:
"Liberalism was associated with stronger conflict-related anterior cingulate activity, suggesting greater neurocognitive sensitivity to cues for altering a habitual response pattern."
Essentially, conservatives tend to rely on ‘persistence’ in a ‘habitual response pattern,’ despite signals that this response pattern should change... (i.e. "stay the course")
Liberals have more gray matter in a part of the brain associated with understanding complexity - the anterior cingulate cortex, while the conservative brain is bigger in the section related to processing fear - the right amygdala.
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BTW, I thought Ron Paul did a good job explaining how the country IS in a recession -- if you're poor or middle class; Wall Street and Washington just don't know about it yet.
It was a nice rip-off of John Edwards' "two Americas" speech. It also happens to be true, but maybe some folks will appreciate it more coming from Ron Paul than from John Edwards.
Southern Beale:
Rest assured that Wall Street and Washington are fully cognizant of the state of the economy--and counting on the sheeple to stay asleep until after the next election.
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