i actually had the opportunity to attend a lecture given by Ron Paul. he certainly isn't as crazy as people make him out to be, and his "radical" ideas are pretty much common sense for the most part. he's far from being a theocratic conservative, although he's "right wing" in the economic and political sense.
while i don't necessarily agree with his approach to economics (pure excise taxes would be atrocious for the working class), he's an intelligent and frank politician -- two qualities rarely seen anywhere in Washington. i'd much rather see him in office than any of those other, savvier political fucks. too bad he wasn't on the ballot in PA.
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