Paul holds his own on O'Reilly

So the interview has ended... What did you think?

Myself I thought O'Reilly had a few lines that were a little over-the-top but... all in all it went well.

Congressman Paul was given a chance to get his point out on a popular national program, and in the end O'Reilly didn't demagogue too much. A point to note is that Dr. Paul did get to state that he did vote to go into Afghanastan (after calling out O'Reilly on a mis-quote.) He also posed that we have yet to truly track down bin Laden. You know, the guy that attacked this country. The Congressman also made the point that we must put our actions and the actions of numerous other countries in the region into account. He cited the influence of Saudi Arabia, a point people will hpoefully notice, and this only goes to show how much the Congressman does understand this conflict. The interview, for entertainment purposes, was quite bland, yet its subdued nature could allow people to digest the information they were presented with.

No matter how much of a chance Congressman Paul had to explain his Foreign Policy bona fides, I thought there was one particular moment of the night that was quite interesting. When O'Reilly asked if Paul feared Iran, the Congressman replied that he's not, but later in the interview he stated that he is concerned. That takes fortitude. The kind of fortitude a president must have. By relaying a message of consideration and concern, without provoking fear, I believe Dr. Paul might have convinced the audience (albeit unconciously) that he has the capability of being very Presidential.

One quote of consideration: "We don't need a history lesson."

Really Bill? My personal opinion... I think that is what we need most. It gives us perspective.