I may have taken some liberty with the actual words of Ron Paul so I include them and a link. However, I SUSPECT THIS IS, IN FACT, A DELIBERATE PLOY BY OBAMA AND HIS COHORTS. I ALSO THINK THAT IF THE REPUBLICANS CAVE THEY WILL LOSE THEIR ADVANTAGE AND, CERTAINLY, THE PRESIDENCY. -F
“The fact is, Republicans were put back in power during the last election to stop the runaway spending in Washington, D.C.—not to cut ‘deals’ that increase taxes and spending,” said Paul.
“If Republicans cave on their Tea Party mandate now, I believe they will pay a severe price at the ballot box in 2012, and I also think that President Obama believes the same. That is why he is pushing for this deal, but Republicans should not fall for it.”
http://www.dailypaul.com/170327/ron-paul-launches-nationwide-grassroots-campaign-to-stop-debt-ceiling-betrayal
I have come to realize that men are not born to be free. Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of men. -Napoleon