Ron Paul: ‘I Stood My Ground…That Really Gave Me Credibility’

Ron Paul appeared on my radio show Wednesday night and we discussed, among other things, how anti-war Democrats are now suddenly supporting war for the sake of getting reelected.

COLMES: Your son Rand Paul was one of the few people to vote against arming the oppositions in Syria, because we know that those weapons are going to ultimately wind up, just as the weapons used by ISIS in Iraq are now being used against us. It seems we learn nothing from history, I don’t get it

DR. PAUL: No and that makes no sense whatsoever. I think this rolling over is an important point that you bring up. Why do they do this, why do they cave in? It was the fact that I stood my ground when people got after me on my foreign policy that really gave me the credibility. So I would think a liberal Democrat who got elected, they look terrible. You know “I’m against the war, now I’m for the war,” they don’t win over the pro-war people anyway so I think flip-flopping is worse than holding a position where there’s some disagreement.

I asked Dr. Paul if he believes his son, Rand, is his ideological successor.

COLMES: You and Rand I know have different views, you don’t agree on everything, and you’re not his spokesperson nor he yours, but I think many people look to him to carry that torch. Do you see it that way?

DR. PAUL: What I think that’s what the media paints. And you’re right, I don’t like to dwell on that, he has his life and his politics, obviously when you and I talk, we don’t dwell and you don’t yell at me for disagreeing with you. But we try to look at the things that we agree on. And that’s why when the media tries to drive this “Well Rand said this and you said this.” I understand this from the media because it stirs up something, it’s not really enjoyable for me.

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