Ron Paul Cautions Tea Party

"I am wary of attempts to turn a grassroots movement against big government, like the Tea Party, into an adjunct of the Republican Party"
             — Ron Paul

Ron Paul worries about big-spending Republicans co-opting the Tea Party

FOREIGNPOLICY Ron Paul Aug 2010 | As one who is opposed to centralization, I am wary of attempts to turn a grassroots movement against big government like the Tea Party into an adjunct of the Republican Party. I find it even more worrisome when I see those who willingly participated in the most egregious excesses of the most recent Republican Congress push their way into leadership roles of this movement without batting an eye—or changing their policies!

As many frustrated Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand against big government at home while supporting it abroad. We cannot talk about fiscal responsibility while spending trillions on occupying and bullying the rest of the world. We cannot talk about the budget deficit and spiraling domestic spending without looking at the costs of maintaining an American empire of more than 700 military bases in…

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