{"id":132537,"date":"2012-10-21T10:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=132537"},"modified":"2012-12-26T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2012-12-26T21:03:30","slug":"ron-paul-no-mittenz-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/article-of-the-day\/10\/21\/ron-paul-no-mittenz-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Paul: No Mittenz For Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/ankeny.patch.com\/articles\/ron-paul-speaks-no-on-romney\">Ron Paul Speaks: &#8216;No&#8217; on Romney<\/a> by Todd Richeson in Ankeny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Text:<\/strong> Ron Paul Republicans in Iowa are not the only people leery of Mitt Romney. Ron Paul is, too.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Republican congressman has pointedly refused to endorse his party\u2019s presidential contender. Speaking on CNBC, Paul argued that neither he nor President Barack Obama would make necessary cuts to public spending that would avert a fiscal catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d the iconoclastic Libertarian bluntly told CNBC\u2019s \u201cFutures Now,\u201d when asked about whether he was prepared to endorse Romney. He said the former Massachusetts governor and the president are both captives of similar interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth within the establishment where they need the Federal Reserve as lender of last resort to make sure that you take all the risk in the world,\u201d Paul said. He linked the Fed \u2014 his favorite foil \u2014 and the Washington political establishment together as part of a \u201cone party system\u201d that refuses to make necessary but difficult choices to cut spending.<\/p>\n<p>In August, a Red Iowa survey showed Republicans in the state cautious about Mitt Romney\u2019s chances of defeating President Obama in next month&#8217;s general election. A big part of the reason may be the former Massachusetts governor&#8217;s failure to win over Ron Paul supporters, who constitute a significant portion of delegates headed to the Tampa convention.<\/p>\n<p>Paul finished a strong third in the Iowa caucuses behind former Sen. Rick Santorum and Romney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Article: Ron Paul Speaks: &#8216;No&#8217; on Romney by Todd Richeson in Ankeny. The Text: Ron Paul Republicans in Iowa are not the only people leery of Mitt Romney. Ron Paul is, too. The Texas Republican congressman has pointedly refused to endorse his party\u2019s presidential contender. 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