[quote=pri_dk][quote=CONCHO]Looks like he abstained, quite possibly because he actually does have principles. [/quote]
Or quite possibly because he was playing politics.
Leadership is about making choices when there are no easy answers.
Truman had the choice to invade Japan or drop the bomb. What if he had simply “abstained” because either alternative had downsides?
If Paul were president, he wouldn’t have the choice to “abstain” from signing/not signing the NDAA bill, would he? His actions as a congressman show he doesn’t have the leadership capacity to be president.[/quote]
Invalid comparison. The 2012 NDAA would either pass or not pass. An individual congressperson abstaining does not change the outcome. Not deciding to invade or drop the A-bomb on Japan would have changed the outcome (lengthening the war). To assume that Paul’s decision to abstain means that he would not be able to make a tough decision when it counts is silly.
