William Westmiller

Left Coast Views
by William Westmiller (libertarian)

"NO Bailout for Failure, NO Rescue from Risk," says Republican Group
Published: September 28, 2008
A national caucus of Republican activists has urged GOP legislators to stand firm against the 'Paulson Bailout' of a corrupt financial regulatory system.

The Beginning of the End for Ron Paul
Published: February 6, 2008
He'll continue to make an impression, he's set records, but Super Tuesday was not super for Ron Paul.

Paul-Clark Libertarian Votes Compared
Published: February 3, 2008
Is Ron Paul 2008 doing better than Ed Clark 1980? A comparison of libertarian candidate results - so far.

Ron Paul: Transpartisan
Published: February 2, 2008
Political parties always adapt to shifts in popular sentiments. If they don't, they die.

Diebold Vote Error in New Hampshire < 00.948%
Published: January 18, 2008
A recount prompted by fears of massive vote errors or counting machine flaws had no effect whatever on the outcome.

An Apology To Readers
Published: January 17, 2008
In spite of the best intentions, even those sincerely devoted to reason and civility can get angry.

Ron Paul Was Robbed - Queen Elizabeth Did It!
Published: January 11, 2008
It was all a secret plot to maintain the British drug trade. The American traitors used Black Boxes to eliminate all the votes for Ron Paul. Right.

Live Free and Kill the Pollsters
Published: January 11, 2008
Everyone believed the polls. Hillary couldn’t win New Hampshire, she would lose really, really big. It prompted a whimper, humility, and sadness. Until the voters said otherwise.

Time to Out the Bigots
Published: January 9, 2008
The Ron Paul Letters of twenty years ago have been grist for every form of slander against the man and the campaign. It's way past time for the perpetrators to be outed and condemned.

So Goes Iowa
Published: January 4, 2008
There were no real surprises in the Iowa caucuses, unless you weren't paying attention.

Real Clear Politics or Very Fuzzy Fables?
Published: January 3, 2008
The horserace among presidential candidates is exciting and fun, but the contest is for hearts and minds. The polling numbers are almost pure fantasy.

Making Election Polls and Sausage
Published: January 3, 2008
You don't want to know how sausage is made. Making public opinion polls, particularly for elections, is even more dreadful. Here's how they're made and what they contain.

Ron Paul: Fair and Balanced
Published: December 31, 2007
Insulted, misrepresented, belittled, ignored, excluded, and ridiculed. All parts of the messy issue of free speech, honesty, and uncivil dialogue.

Ron Paul ??? excluded from Fox debate - UPDATED
Published: December 29, 2007
Some sloppy reporting, instant web indignation, and holiday vacations produced a surge of hysteria that might have been avoided.

Russert Waterboards Ron Paul
Published: December 23, 2007
The Geneva Conventions never imagined the kind of torture that Tim Russert uses on his guests. The Ron Paul hatchet job was worse than others.

When The Media Grew Ears: Cable 47
Published: December 21, 2007
The Side Stream Media (SSM) has something in common with Ron Paul. Beck, Carlson, and Cramer are soul-mates.

Pro-Lifers: Just One Question
Published: December 20, 2007
After all other questions about abortion, there's really only one that’s important.

Ron Paul Sets All-Time Fundraising Record
Published: December 17, 2007
There are records, then there are records. There are receipts, then there are receipts. Ever is ever. Nobody beats Ron Paul.

Mitt Romney's Fall From Grace
Published: December 16, 2007
After a prolonged reticence, followed by Olympian media hype, the candidate now has the gods on his side.

Ron Paul Busts 4Q Fundraising Goal and "Money Bomb" record
Published: December 16, 2007
Early “Tea Party” contributions push campaign over their $12 million quarterly goal.

When The Media Grew Ears: PBS
Published: December 15, 2007
Is it all about celebrity, money, and the horserace, or is it theoretically possible for the media to occasionally let a few revolutionary ideas slip through the shallow mist of their news coverage?

When The Media Grew Ears: Newsweek
Published: December 14, 2007
After dismissing Ron Paul as quixotic, hopeless, impossible, and deluded, the major media are discovering that the freedom message has legs.

When The Media Grew Ears: ABC
Published: December 14, 2007
After months of paraphrase, characterization, misrepresentation, and fast snippets, the media is beginning to listen to Ron Paul.

Ron Paul Blimp Soars Over BiCRA
Published: December 11, 2007
The Revolution Blimp is not just a novel promotional idea, it's a brazen insult to John McCain's 'Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.'

Ron Paul Can Win: BIG
Published: December 10, 2007
The shared crystal ball, scientific polls, and information strategy says Ron Paul's campaign is a frivolous, quixotic, and impossible struggle. They're all wrong.

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