http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/16/mccain-calls-for-commission-to-study-wall-street-woes/
McCain suggests we need to make a commission to study the problems on wall street and then report to congress. How about McCain recall a question posed to him from Dr. Ron Paul:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUZwL9GPcNw
This answer provided by John McCain clearly illustrates how McCain knows JACK SHIT about economic policies... when will the Obama camp bring this point up? He calls for a commission to investigate wall street when there's already a very influential group of experts reporting to the president.
I think Barack Obama should state that should he be president, he'll have weekly meetings with this group and allow this group to file a monthly report to congress and at least 1 day where members of congress can offiicially meet with these people and addressed their concerns on the record after reviewing their monthly reports.
As an ex-Obama Supporter and a current Ron Paul supporter, I'm willing to vote for Obama if those who understand his positions are willing to answer the following questions both honestly and also where you think the Senator stands on the particular issue
Racism:Is the collectivist mindset at the heart of racism?Through its taxes, restrictive regulations, corporate subsidies, racial set-asides, and welfare programs, does the government play far too large a role in determining who succeeds and who fails?Does government "benevolence" crowd out genuine goodwill by institutionalizing group thinking, thus making each group suspicious that others are receiving more of the government loot?Does this lead to resentment and hostility among us?By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, do the advocates of so-called "diversity" actually perpetuate racism?Will racism endure until we stop thinking in terms of groups and begin thinking in terms of individual liberty?Economy:How does the inflation of the Dollar affect Americans?Is our economy and our very independence as a nation increasingly in the hands of foreign governments such as China and Saudi Arabia, because their central banks also finance our runaway spending?Do we need a new method to prioritize our spending?Social Security:Is it logical and fair to continue imposing tax on Social Security benefits?Is it fundamentally fair to give benefits to anyone who has not paid into the system?Birthright Citizenship:As long as illegal immigrants know their children born here will be citizens, will the incentive to enter the U.S. illegally remain strong?Energy:Why are there federal regulations and taxes that impede the development of new energy sources?Veterans:Why is there a requirement for disabled veterans to give up their military retirement pay in order to receive VA disability benefits?Education:Can schools be funded by local taxes and can parents and teachers directly decide how best to allocate those resources?What is the benefit of the Department of Education?War on Drugs:Faced with the failure of the war on drugs to eliminate drug cartels and kingpins, have prosecutors and police turned their attention to pain management doctors, using federal statutes designed for the prosecution of drug dealers to prosecute physicians for prescribing pain medicine?Under the guise of prosecuting the drug war, can law enforcement officials rummage through patients’ personal medical records?Should doctors be prosecuted for using their best medical judgment to act in their patients’ best interests?Should doctors be prosecuted for the misdeeds of their patients?10th Amendment:Should gay rights, abortion, and education be best regulated at state levels or at federal levels?National Defense:Has our foreign policy of interventionism overseas increased or decreased the threats to our security?When we interfere in a foreign election or foment unrest abroad, are the people more or less likely to harbor ill-feelings toward the United States and the American people?Should the U.S. again go to war as the result of a resolution that comes from an unelected, foreign body, such as the United Nations?Is there authority to wage war against a country without Congress passing a Declaration of War?
Also, I'd like to acknowledge Obama's success and his known opposition to the Iraq war back in 2002 (as Hillary Clinton stated in the last debate) makes me happy that we have at least 1 mainstream candidate who was opposed to the war from the start :)
Perhaps 1 of the most important speeches uttered in congress during Bush's time in office was conducted by congressman Ron Paul. His speech can be found here: http://www..com/watch?v=PLV7zDhKzDY
Please view this speech and tell me your thoughts as to why both Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton both do not acknowledge the facts that he was right back then. As a Ron Paul supporter, I am also well aware of Barak's 2002 speech protesting against the Iraq war, however how many Barak Obama supporters acknowledge Ron Paul's lone stand against the GOP?
In order to truly fix our country, we need to acknowledge the few who were right while the majority were wrong. Barak was 1 of the few who was right, and I hope he will continue to be right by acknowledging the wisdom of Dr. Ron Paul.
