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… that @Freakonomics will soon hit 400,000 followers.
FWIW, we are spiffing up for re-released the Twitter podcast we did a while back. Anything we missed in that episode that we can fix?
… that @Freakonomics will soon hit 400,000 followers.
FWIW, we are spiffing up for re-released the Twitter podcast we did a while back. Anything we missed in that episode that we can fix?
Back in 2008, shortly after the Presidential election, we solicited reader questions for Congressman Ron Paul, who had run for President that year. He happens to be running again this year and, in light of his strong third-place showing in the Iowa caucuses last night, I thought it might be interesting to republish his replies. They are well-considered and interesting throughout, and it is especially interesting to read them four years later in light of how political circumstances have shifted (or haven’t).
Q.What was your first thought when you found out McCain chose Palin as his running mate?
A. At first, I thought it was a pretty savvy choice from a political perspective. I also knew that she had said some nice things about me in the past. At the same time, I knew that to be on the ticket, she would have to toe the line on foreign policy and the war, so that tempered a lot of my enthusiasm.
Q. Who in Congress would you consider to be your closest peer(s)?
A. There are a lot of members who I work with on a variety of different issues. Walter Jones is a good friend and works with me on foreign policy. Often on spending, if there is a 432-3 vote, the other two congressmen voting with me are Jeff Flake and Paul Broun. A lot of times, I work with Democrats on civil liberties issues. I guess my point is that people from all over the political spectrum can side with liberty and the Constitution. The goal is to get a majority to vote that way most of the time.