Those aren’t my words. They’re the words of a Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise blog title under which journalist Ben Goad explains Paul’s vote last month against awarding Palmer the Congressional Gold Medal for his lifelong achievement in the game of golf. The tally was 422-1. The former presidential aspirant and presiding Texas Republican from the 14th District southwest of Houston was the only congressman to cast a vote against the distinction.
This post on a golf blog created quite a stir (read the comments for details) and the blogger was taken aback at the response.
I hear you, Ron Paul supporters. Thank you for your comments. I appreciate your interest in my golf blog, which has never seen as much commenting traffic as it has today.
Ron Paul's vote was, of course, a vote of constitutional jurisdiction and not a denigration of the great Arnold Palmer. It may seem like a minor point with so many trillions being thrown around by our rulers but there is no constitutional authority for appropriating tax dollars for such a purpose. Davy Crockett once took a similar stand, as one of the commenters noted.
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