Glenn Greenwald ain't no Libertarian, Part 1: Defending Social Security and Medicare

[Jim Lane]

172. The statement that Ron Paul was an anti-war candidate was, in fact, accurate.

On the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq, taken up by the Congress in October of 2002, Representative Ron Paul voted Nay.

I believe that a Ron Paul Presidency would have been an absolute disaster for the United States. That conclusion doesn't force me to deny the objective fact that he voted against a foolish imperialistic war. Subjectively, that vote reasonably supports the description of him as anti-war.

The OP reports, accurately AFAIK, that Greenwald supports Social Security and Medicare. Your attempt at response is to say that Greenwald made a factually accurate statement about the foreign policy views of a legislator who does not support Social Security and Medicare. You have hit the Latinate Any2 with a post that's both a non sequitur and an ad hominem.

I choose not to repeat this exercise for the other statements Greenwald made about Paul, inasmuch as they are equally irrelevant to the thread topic of Greenwald's attitude toward Social Security and Medicare.

Incidentally, if you would like me to match your ad hominem with an ad feminam, I'll note that, over in the Senate, a certain former Goldwater Girl representing a populous Eastern state voted Yea on that resolution. Maybe you should be going after her numerous supporters on DU. By comparison, the chance that Glenn Greenwald will seek the Democratic nomination in 2016 may safely be regarded as minimal.