Say it Aint So: Chomsky Not a Ron Paul Acolyte

      Yes, you can believe it: he is an Obamabot. His rationale seems pretty plausible and is even part of my reasoning:

      "I’m not a great enthusiast for Obama, as you know, from way back, but at least he’s somewhere in the real world."

      Yes he would like to see another candidate-in that we differ, I'm cool with Obama. But whoever this other candidate could be Ron Paul doesn't fit the bill for him either.

       http://extremeliberal.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/noam-chomsky-on-ron-paul-his-policies-are-off-the-wall/

       Ready for Firedoglake to begin an offensive against him now.

       "Politics in this country now is in a state that I think has no analogue in American history and maybe nowhere in the parliamentary system. It's astonishing."

Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/article/317710#ixzz1l56JNNg3

      

   " I just came back from Europe, where people just can’t believe what they’re seeing here, what people are saying."

    Now wait a minute, Noam. This is a "bridge too far." Say what you want about America; Europe is in no position to be full of disbelief for us these days. You got austerity in Europe and Britain absolutely decimating any chance at a decent recovery. The only thing that could save Europe-or Japan-would be some immigration-they could use the population growth and a little less ethnic and cultural homogeneity quite honestly-and yet the whole of Europe and Britain is in an anti-immigration fervor, and the French who make so much of their commitment to liberty and democracy now don't allow Muslim women to wear Burqa's in public.

     Whatever you say about the US, Europe is in worse shape, while we are seeing some level of recovery. Indeed, if we fizzle it will likely be that Europe pulls us down to their level. On the other hand, if there is hope for Europe it's that maybe the US could somehow lift them up rather than they drag us down.