A fascinating article in Politico today on Ron Paul. It points to the fact that Paul has garnered more of a coalition and following in Congress than would have been traditionally thought possible. Of note especially are the characters that he brought together with his Fed-audit cause. From Politico:
This convergence of odd bedfellows, and the economic angst that’s driving it all, is yet another signal that President Barack Obama is going to have more and more trouble keeping his traditional Democratic allies on his side as the economic debate continues. It seems that everyone is looking for something new to latch on to in the economic debate — even if those ideas belong to one of the more eccentric members of Congress.
But Paul isn’t stopping with the auditing measure. He sees the other financial reform proposals throughout Congress as adding, not subtracting, from the vast Fed powers. And he has allies in the heart of the Democratic Caucus.
Read the rest here
Via Memeorandum
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