why should i give a shit how he stacks up next to others? i am only interested in how he stacks up against his own lofty rhetoric.
Well, the money's gotta come from somewhere so i would like to see how his travel expenses compare to other elected officials. i would be surprised if he's in the top half of travel expenditures. Then we take away the amount that he's returned from his congressional budget and i would say he is likely managing those tax dollars rather well. Just because he suggests that tax dollars shouldn't be frivolously spent doesn't mean he says they shouldn't be spent at all lol.
You guys are absolutely laughable lol. i knew there was a reason i didn't take you very seriously.why should i give a shit how he stacks up next to others? i am only interested in how he stacks up against his own lofty rhetoric.
the guy spends more money than i make in a year for leg room that the old, osteoporotic midget doesn't even need.
and yet all you guys do is deflect, obfuscate, even defend his hypocrisy.
again, it does not matter how he stacks up against OTHERS.
Now i am pointing out that you seem to think that all congressional members should travel on their own dime. i would say that if he is on the lower end of total travel expenditures for congress members then he is well within reason to spend the extra money to make sure he can keep his schedules without having to pay an exhorbitant fee to switch his flights. Kinda like that whole insurance idea imo.now you're trying to take the heat off of paul by attacking me.
I'm sure you knew when you read this that the Huffington Post got it's name from huffing smoke up the ass of all who read it, right?
Ummm, because it's relevant.why should i give a shit how he stacks up next to others? i am only interested in how he stacks up against his own lofty rhetoric.
the guy spends more money than i make in a year for leg room that the old, osteoporotic midget doesn't even need.
and yet all you guys do is deflect, obfuscate, even defend his hypocrisy.
what's relevant is if he walks the walk after talking the talk.
who cares?
nope, never said that.
Again, travel is expensive. Show me that he has spent significantly more or even equal to other congressional members on travel expenses while taking into account number of trips and schedules and i might entertain the idea that he isn't doing his best to balance being where he needs to be, when he needs to be there at the most affordable and flexible rates.
What gap? Insurance is expensive and that is the reason that his campaign has stated for his first class flying. You would rather him miss key votes so he can travel coach?
again, that's not the point. let me say it again: this thread is about RON PAUL. i rarely start ron paul threads, so when i do, i like to make them actually about RON PAUL.
miss key votes so he could travel coach? what?
You repeatedly refer to the expenditures as being for "extra leg room" and totally discount the press release from his campaign regarding the extra money that a hectic and fluid schedule would likely entail.again, that's not the point. let me say it again: this thread is about RON PAUL. i rarely start ron paul threads, so when i do, i like to make them actually about RON PAUL.
this thread is not about: other members of congress. unless they are preaching rhetoric like ron paul, i could give two shits less what they spend on first class seats. and if they do have a similar hypocrisy problem as ron paul, then that is another thread.
miss key votes so he could travel coach? what?
if the only way to make it to key vote that came as a surprise (rather than something he should have planned for), that is one thing. but that is not the case here.
what we are dealing with here is an old millionaire who preaches about excessive government spending, then has the government foot the $25,000+ bill for a fancier seat on the plane. hypocrisy, plain and simple.
you keep trying to make this about: is he spending more than others? well, if everyone else was spending excessively, would that make it Ok for ron paul to do the same, especially considering his rhetoric?
and you might not want to talk about insurance. maybe if the old, hypocrite millionaire had sprung for health insurance, kent snyder might still be alive.
he'll spend $25,000 worth of government cheese for more leg room, but won't spend the money to make sure his own staffers can go to the doctor without going bankrupt.
seriously, what the fuck?
