The American Spectator

p> YES TO DR. NO br> Re: Shawn Macomber’s Dr. No on Ice : /p> p>My compliments to Shawn Macomber for a generally positive article about Rep. Ron Paul (comments about Birchers aside). I would merely suggest that Mr. Macomber misoverestimates the “animosity” towards Dr. Paul in his own party. It is true that he has attracted a lot of supporters who have never voted in a Republican primary or caucus before. Heck, he is attracting people who have never even thought about voting before! And while some have booed Dr. Paul at Republican debates, others have cheered him. Another Paul supporter scanned some of the leading conservative blogs this morning, noticed that they were absolutely silent on yesterday’s $6 million Tea Party “moneybomb,” and asked why conservatives aren’t talking about how to harness all the enthusiasm and energy that Dr. Paul has inspired. Indeed — why not? If the Republican Party could welcome Reagan Democrats, why not Ron Paul independents? br> — Catherine Windels /p> p> It is nice to see that good journalism is alive and well at the Spectator . Shawn’s article was well written and very fair to Dr. Paul. We are definitely a passionate group and when you are on a fixed income watching the pricing explosions in gas, food prices you come to realize that things might just get out of control. Also, imagine 35,000 of our troops in one of the most financially sound countries on this planet for the past 55/57 years. br> — Thomas J. McArdle