Iowa Republican admits being bribed to endorse Ron Paul

[Keystone Phil]

Called him out for being a fraud a long time ago. You know, endorsing Don Young "because he's my friend."

[Keystone Phil]

To be fair, every politician, insider or outsider, has to be a politician. Rick Santorum stood right behind Arlen Specter as he launched his '96 campaign, and the video shows him applauding throughout his speech even when Specter clearly and staunchly declares his pro-choice views as a reason to vote for him. That doesn’t detract from Santorum being genuinely pro-life. It’s just how it is.

That's true and I don't defend it. Just as I didn't defend Santorum backing him in 2004. That being said, Paul has held himself up as some revolutionary that is so "un-DC" so the stench of hypocrisy is a lot stronger. It really says something when a Paul fan says something like, "Every politician...has to be a politician."

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Yeah, again, some of the worst kind of hypocrisy. Another reason why he can call Young a friend. Don't tell me how you're all about curbing the expansion of government...except when you can get a ton of wasteful pet projects.

[Keystone Phil]

To be fair, every politician, insider or outsider, has to be a politician. Rick Santorum stood right behind Arlen Specter as he launched his '96 campaign, and the video shows him applauding throughout his speech even when Specter clearly and staunchly declares his pro-choice views as a reason to vote for him. That doesn’t detract from Santorum being genuinely pro-life. It’s just how it is.

That's true and I don't defend it. Just as I didn't defend Santorum backing him in 2004. That being said, Paul has held himself up as some revolutionary that is so "un-DC" so the stench of hypocrisy is a lot stronger. It really says something when a Paul fan says something like, "Every politician...has to be a politician."

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Yeah, again, some of the worst kind of hypocrisy. Another reason why he can call Young a friend. Don't tell me how you're all about curbing the expansion of government...except when you can get a ton of wasteful pet projects.

As I understand it, Paul endorsed Young due to his stance on marijuana policy

Ron Paul literally said he was endorsing Young in 2008 because he's a friend of his. I don't doubt that he appreciates Young's position on marijuana legalization and maybe that was another factor in his decision but he was actually quoted saying he supported the House's pork barrel king because they're pals.