Ron Paul's Proposals Lack Clarity
http://www.npr.org/2012/01/13/145161478/weekly-standard-ron-paul-s-proposals-lack-clarity
On the night of the Iowa caucuses, Tim Ridge, a clean-cut young man wearing a blue button-down shirt and dark slacks, made the case for Ron Paul to 135 fellow caucusgoers gathered at Northview Middle School. He said that Paul is a pro-life obstetrician who voted to "go after Osama bin Laden after 9/11." But Paul's economic plan was at the heart of the pitch.
"His 'Plan to Restore America' will cut $1 trillion in spending in the first year of his presidency, eliminate five unconstitutional departments, and balance the budget in three years," Ridge said. "He'll do all this without cutting a penny from Social Security, from veterans' benefits, or from national defense."
"Or from Medicare or Medicaid," Ridge's wife interjected. "Just sayin'."
It might sound strange to hear Ron Paul, the great libertarian hope, cast as the defender of the New Deal and the Great Society. But Ridge, reading from prepared remarks, was perfectly on message. Paul makes the same case to voters during his stump speech: If we simply cut "overseas spending," there will be enough money to fund Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
So what's Paul's plan to avert the coming fiscal crisis? [size= "7"]He doesn't have one[/size]. According to his campaign manager, Paul simply wants to have an "adult conversation" about how to keep Medicare and Social Security working.
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