Ron Paul on Israel, Gaza, Obama, and the economy…

By: James Burge

There is nothing quite like this guy. Dr. Ron Paul is a US congressman from Texas who ran an unsuccessful, yet noteworthy bid for the Republican Nomination for President. Known by some as Dr. No! Dr. Paul is known for his strict constitutional and limited interventionist stance leading him to vote against most of the recent expansionist policies of the Bush NeoCons. He made me realize, that my identification as a Canadian Liberal, wasn’t exactly true. Although my liberal leanings with regard to civil liberties is obvious, the idea that inflated government spending and policy are what is needed to save ourselves from our own economies just doesn’t seem to work for me, so I have come to consider myself more of a civil libertarian. Dr. Paul himself once ran for the US Presidency under the libertarian ticket, and his views on policy continue to remind me of the ideals that lead to US independence and the great nation once known as America. All that seems to be left is government sanctioned fear, taxes, and a slide into martial law, what is next for America is unknown, but my eyes will continue to be on Dr. Paul, because he seems to be the only one not asleep at the wheel.