Unfortunately, Tanner spoils that by adding Paul is “kind of quirky

Unfortunately, Tanner spoils that by adding Paul is “kind of quirky. He has some issues that give him

a fringe-y air.” According to the Cato-ites, it is “fringe-y” to talk about the real cause of

inflation — expansion of the money supply by the Federal Reserve. They frown on Ludwig von Mises, the

Austrian economist who upheld a pure theory of market economics, and much prefer the supposedly more “

pragmatic” Milton Friedman just because he’s more “mainstream.” The problem for Cato is that Ron

Paul continues to uphold the libertarian philosophy their own “younger” generation of Beltway-centric

know-it-alls is moving rapidly away from.

Meanwhile, on the left side of the spectrum, over at The Nation, they get right to the core issue of

Benito’s demagoguery:

“Rudy Giuliani made clear in Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate that he is not ready to

let the facts get in the way of his approach to foreign policy.”

And from none other than the War Party’s former Grand Inquisitor, Andrew Sullivan:

“They’re scared, aren’t they? The Internet polls show real support for him. Fox News’ own internet

poll placed him a close second, with 25 percent of the votes from Fox News viewers. We have a real

phenomenon here – because someone has to stand up for what conservatism once stood for.”