tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689220647977008200.post6217091183413113350..comments2023-10-09T05:36:50.495-07:00Comments on In Love Himself: Rand Paul and Civil RightsBillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00718837086000788837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689220647977008200.post-21309683307143195132010-05-21T17:10:02.022-07:002010-05-21T17:10:02.022-07:00It's a good point. I don't now if he is h...It's a good point. I don't now if he is his father on this issue, but one of the things I loved abour Ron is his anti-corporatism, while still supporting business, big or small. <br /><br />It does make you wonder if a truly libertarian political philosophy is workable.Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718837086000788837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-689220647977008200.post-86400905710810612642010-05-21T10:16:35.158-07:002010-05-21T10:16:35.158-07:00I was recently reading an interview with Rand Paul...I was recently reading an interview with Rand Paul about a completely different topic and I was discouraged by his response. Questions were posed to him regarding the recent mining tragedy in WVA and the oil rig explosion in the Gulf and this was his quoted reply:<br /><br />"The problem a lot of times is that many people look at tragedy and accident, and think that there always has to be someone to blame," he told Siegel.<br /><br /> I think it's not always someone's fault. I think there are things that happen in nature, things that happen that are tragedies. I think the mining explosion was a great tragedy and I have great sympathy for those families out there, I've met a lot these miners, I've met their families and they're hard working people who do work in a risky environment, but I don't think that I see that there is some sort of evil business there that is trying to harm people. <br /><br /> I think that sometimes we have tragedies and accidents. I think you may find with this oil rig explosion -- I'm not sure if there was someone at fault, or if they broke any rules, but I think we investigate them in a reasonable, non-emotional fashion and try to come up with answers.<br /><br />I frankly find these comments to be downright disturbing. I fail to see how any thinking citizen can not see that there are huge company mistakes that led to both of these tragedies and subsequently are leading to lies and cover ups. <br /><br />Now, I am willing to admit that it is possible that these comments were taken out of context, but I think we need to be wary of putting more people in Washington that will continue the status quo of total and complete support of big businesses.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848445830579814443noreply@blogger.com