tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143485791843365960.post5814804151289160015..comments2023-09-24T04:33:33.290-05:00Comments on The Truth Handler: America faces a diplomatic penalty as the dollar dwindlesThe Truth Handlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06774749994105240393noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143485791843365960.post-80897381179872866962008-01-05T12:20:00.000-06:002008-01-05T12:20:00.000-06:00Ron Paul is not isolationist, he is non-interventi...Ron Paul is not isolationist, he is non-interventionist. You actually support more isolationist policies than Ron Paul. You support politicians that want to use embargoes, tariffs, and highly industry-specific "free trade" agreements as political tools to cut off certain countries from the rest of the world. This is isolationism. You supported W in 2000 when he ran on a platform of no nation building and limited foreign intervention.<BR/>I don't envy your position. You are having to try and defend someone who is changing the rules as he goes. He is doing the opposite, in many ways, of his party's platform and Republican's traditional values. The solution of course is easy. In America, we don't value The Great Leader, we value ideas and principles. Defend these and you will feel less whipsawed and on more solid ground when you debate. Remember how you used to be proud of saying that you were a Republican because it was the "party of principles"? Well, that wasn't that many years ago. The party can go back.The Truth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774749994105240393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143485791843365960.post-88456568340270697592008-01-02T18:42:00.000-06:002008-01-02T18:42:00.000-06:00If our stature was destroyed by Bush, why would Fr...If our stature was destroyed by Bush, why would France and England fight over who is our closest buddy! Perhaps the word you were looking for was diminished, or reduced. Destroyed is a bit harsh.<BR/><BR/>http://www.nysun.com/article/66369<BR/><BR/>But to your main point, yes, I agree, Bush and the Republicans have been fiscally irresponsible. <BR/><BR/>There are good candidates in the field who are fiscally responsible, yet not completely isolationist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com