Ron Paul's barking dogs and what you are missing in Florida
12/05/2011
Hard to believe that the Florida presidential primary is a bit more than seven weeks away and we have yet to see a Ron Paul ad.
The Republican presidential candidate's latest Iowa ad makes it clear that Paul hates his hometown - Washington.
Hometown? you ask.
Well, of course. Paul has worked in D.C. for most of his adult life. And, with the election of his son, Rand, to the Senate, the Pauls have turned the Capitol into a family business.
For Ron, Texas is just a place to hang out between congressional sessions and presidential campaigns.
In this ad, Paul calls his opponents "sorry politicians" who are all bark and no bite.
And he vows that as president he will cut $1 trillion from the federal budget during his first year in office.
Paul also promises to eliminate the Departments of Education, Interior, Energy, Commerce, and HUD.
"That's how Ron Paul rolls" says the voice-over.
Crowley Political Report does not want fellow Floridians to miss out, so here's Paul's new ad:
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LK...I am not questioning his record as a doctor or his kindness to patients. I do question someone who says they hate Washington and spends most of their adult life trying to be part of it.
Posted by: Brian E. Crowley | 12/05/2011 at 09:29 PM
Ivan,
Paul first ran for Congress in 1974 and lost. He won a special Congressional election in April 1976, loses in November.
In 1978, Paul won again. In 1984, Paul ran for the U.S. Senate and lost.
In 1988, Paul ran for president. In 1992, he considered running for president again but decided against it.
In 1996, Paul runs for Congress. 2010 marks his 12th term.
And of course we know what his plans are for 2012 - which suggests he would like to spend another 4 to 8 years in D.C.
Using 21 as the age of an adult, Paul has had 55 adult years. 23 of those years have been in Congress, much of the rest of his adult years have been spent running unsuccessfully for the House, Senate or President.
He may not have spent more than half his adult life living in Washington but he spent nearly all of his adult life either there or trying to get there.
Posted by: Brian E. Crowley | 12/05/2011 at 09:27 PM
He has flown home pretty much every week. for years he still practiced medicine on Mondays. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Posted by: LK | 12/05/2011 at 08:41 PM
"worked in D.C. for most of his adult life"
Okay, Mr.Crowley. Let's do some math.
Ron Paul is 76 years old. He is 11 term congressman, thus he worked in DC for 22 years. Let's say adulthood starts at 21. Wouldn' you say he practiced medicine and served as flight surgeon for way longer than he was in DC. Don't you think?
Posted by: Ivan | 12/05/2011 at 08:29 PM
WoW! What a great ad! Rarf! Rarf!
Posted by: P. R. Robinson | 12/05/2011 at 06:53 PM