2004 Election
Ironically, the reason the family and moral values issue played such
a big role in the election is that on other big issues, little difference
existed between the two candidates. Interesting enough, both candidates
graduated from Yale, and both were members of the controversial and highly
secretive Skull and Bones Society. This fact elicited no interest with
the media in the campaign. Both candidates supported the Iraq War and
the continuation of it. Both supported the Patriot Act and its controversial
attack on personal privacy. Both supported the UN and the internationalism
of UNESCO, IMF, World Bank, and the WTO. Both candidates agreed that a
president can initiate war without a declaration by Congress. Both supported
foreign interventionism in general, foreign aid, and pursuing American
interests by maintaining a worldwide American empire. Both supported our
current monetary system, which permits the Federal Reserve to accommodate
deficit spending by Congress through the dangerous process of debt monetization.
Both supported expanding entitlements, including programs like the National
Endowment for the Arts, medical benefits, and federal housing programs.
Both candidates supported deficit financing. Both candidates supported
increased spending in almost all categories.
Ron Paul, “Where to from Here?” U.S. House of Representatives,
Nov. 20, 2004.