Few names in politics inspire so much hate as Ron-fucking-Paul. Democrat? Republican? Doesn't seem to matter much. Ron Paul has political positions that make people (a) laugh, (b) scream or (c) cock their heads sideways and say, "what the fuck!? If you don't believe me (or don't know what the fuck I'm talking about) you should take a look at this first. As hilarious and infuriating as I find Ron Paul's political ideas, I am not going to attack them (like this shameful display). Instead, I would like to congratulate Ron Paul on sticking to his (mostly libertarian) principles, and on being a more-or-less walking definition of non-partisanship. Yes, I did just call the man with the most conservative voting record of any congressmen from 1937 - 2002 non-partisan. You see, Ron Paul doesn't vote with the Republicans (despite being a Republican), nor does he vote with the Democrats. Ron Paul votes with Ron Paul, and this pisses just about everyone off. Whenever congress voted to invade Iraq, Ron Paul voted against it. How about the 'War on Drugs' started by fellow Republican Richard Nixon? Ron Paul says fuck it we don't need it. Abortion? He's pro-life, but thinks abortion legislation has no business in federal politics. The point I'm making here is certianly not that Ron Paul should run the country, or that he has an admirable voting record, or even that he is a sane individual. What I am saying is this: Ron Paul is a Republican, but he votes like he doesn't give a shit about it. And that is an example every politician can learn from. Unfortunately, this also makes him the most hated man in politics.
Now, who hates Ron Paul?
This is an interesting article by the way: The Antiwar, Anti-Abortion, Anti-Drug-Enforcement Administration, Anti-Medicare Candidacy of Dr. Ron Paul
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