[Peace-discuss] tim johnson on the war spending and ron paul

["E. Wayne Johnson 朱稳森"]

*http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/August-2011/Tim-Johnson-on-the-Redistricting-Map-the-Debt-Ceiling-Ron-Paul-and-More/
*

*CF: By voting against lifting the debt ceiling, do you feel any 
responsibility for Standard & Poor’s lowering the country’s credit rating?
TJ: *Why would I feel responsible when I voted against the bill that 
passed and then apparently triggered this? It was a cobbled-together 
bill. The cuts were, I think, far short of what is necessary to deal 
with our fiscal crisis in America. Also, it didn’t deal with the fact 
that we have already spent upwards of $2 trillion on three wars—or six 
wars, according to how you look at it. No end game, and we’re pouring 
gigantic amounts of money into something that I don’t think makes people 
in Bloomington or Decatur or Champaign any safer.

*CF: You’re looking for more cuts in defense?
TJ: *Absolutely. I want to get out of Afghanistan. I want to get out of 
Iraq. We shouldn’t be in Libya. We shouldn’t be in Syria.

*CF: I’m curious how you get to the number six.
TJ: *Let’s leave it at three. We’re providing money in Syria and at 
least two other countries, depending how you look at it. We’re fighting 
wars we can’t win. We need to get about the business of taking care of 
American jobs first, and we’re not doing that.

*CF: Whom are you supporting in the race for Republican presidential 
nomination?
TJ: *I’m still looking at al the candidates. I’m a close personal friend 
of Ron Paul, and I have a huge amount of respect for him. Ron Paul is 
the most principled man—or woman—who has ever run for office in America 
in my political lifetime. He is committed to a set of principles; he 
doesn’t deviate from those principles.  His personal ethics are of the 
highest nature. Nobody has asked me to endorse them yet.

*CF: I think Ron Paul is a mystery to many Americans. What’s he like? Do 
you go out to dinner with him and just talk?
TJ: *Sure. He’s interesting, funny, extraordinarily bright, engaging—a 
fine human being. He’s a real workout fanatic. He’s in terrific shape. 
He’s the kind of guy who, if you tell him what you’re interested in, he 
probably knows something about it. He’s got an eclectic knowledge, and 
he’s able to talk about anything from sports to medicine—and everything 
in between.

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.chambana.net/pipermail/peace-discuss/attachments/20110818/1bad5a7b/attachment.html>