By Michael Collins Piper
Because
there are real doubts that presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney has what it
takes to displace the current White House occupant in the general
election, there are some Republicans who have a message for the
delegates to the forthcoming GOP National Convention: Dump Romney and
nominate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).
In stark
contrast to outspoken populist Paul, whose integrity is undoubted, whose
finances and business affairs are an open book and whose political
message has been consistent, Romney can’t shake the image of being an
out-of-touch elitist who flip-flops on the issues and whose business
affairs seem sordid and un-American.
Paul
supporters are also conscious of the danger a Romney presidency would
pose to the future of the burgeoning “Ron Paul movement” (RPM) that emerged during the past four years.
As
president, Romney would be in absolute control of the Republican Party
national apparatus and would assuredly do everything in his power to
quash any efforts by the RPM to expand its influence in GOP ranks.
Romney is a fervent globalist whose allies in high places despise and
fear the nationalist, non-interventionist sentiments of Paul and his
supporters.
Four—or
eight—years of a Romney presidency would put the kibosh on efforts by
the RPM to reform the GOP from within and bend the party away from the
New World Order orientation of Romney and the nest of discredited
Bush-era neoconservatives who are back again and now running Romney.
But Paul’s supporters have hopes of displacing Romney—even at this last minute—in Paul’s favor.
A lot of
Americans are not dazzled by the fact that Romney has been a business
success, particularly since his monetary triumph through his Bain & Company
operation came through shutting down American corporations, looting
their assets and “outsourcing” American workers’ jobs overseas. Even
conservative Texas Governor Rick Perry described Romney as a “vulture
capitalist.”
Romney has
also been dogged by questions arising from his refusal to release
anything other than only a very limited number of his recent income tax
returns. Romney is known to have stashed money in overseas bank
accounts. This has raised further concerns, causing some to wonder if
Romney has other unreported sources of income.
That the
Obama Justice Department is waging a quiet but aggressive inquiry into
Americans who have hidden money in Israeli banks—including Bank
Leumi (control of which was purchased by a consortium of Jewish
financiers who use GOP former Vice President Dan Quayle as their front
man)—has led to speculation the inquiry is looking for further evidence
of financial shenanigans by Romney stemming from his Israeli
connections.
A longtime
friend and former business associate of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu, Romney installed an Israeli woman with high-level Israeli
military and intelligence connections, Orit Gadiesh, as chair of Bain,
the entity at the center of the controversy surrounding Romney’s
wheeling and dealing.
What
remains to be seen surrounding Romney’s mysterious ventures is enough to
make victory-minded Republicans uneasy. That’s why supporters of Paul
urge the GOP to dump Romney and pick the one GOP contender who can
unquestionably draw clear lines of demarcation between himself and the
Democratic incumbent—and win the presidency on 2012.
Source: Can GOP Dump Romney and Nominate Ron Paul?
