Eye of Modok

Libertarian CongressmanRon Paul is by far my favorite candidate thus far in the 2008 US presidential election. Though he is a quintessential Libertarian, he has been given the endorsement of the Republican party, and while considered a long shot, has raised over $2.4 million for his campaign in the second quarter. He has more cash on hand than John McCain. I’d really like to see a Libertarian in office, and this seems like the first realistic possibility, remote though it may be - he currently only enjoys about 2% support.

Here is a brief overview of Ron Paul’s voting record in Congress from his website:

He has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.

He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.

He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.

Congressman Paul introduces numerous pieces of substantive legislation each year, probably more than any single member of Congress.

Fellow Texan George W. Bush may not be too happy with his not voting the Republican party line on many key issues - he voted against both the Iraqi war and the Patriot Act. I applaud him for it.

[tags] ron paul, presidential election, politics, libertarian party [/tags]