I've been looking for any information that would indicate a darker, sinister side to Ron Paul. After all, he's been in congress for ten terms. Surely he's been corrupted in one way or another.
-- Conclusion --
I haven't found anything negative yet. But here's what I did find.
Ron Paul:
Ron Paul:
- Has been faithful to the same woman for over 50 years!
- Worked on a farm, was a paperboy and worked at the corner drug store.
- Played baseball for the Astros.
- Is a medical doctor.
- Was a flight surgeon in the Air Force.
- As a congressman, developed a reputation as the "one exception to the gang of 535" on Capitol Hill.
- Has never voted to raise taxes.
- Has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
- Has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
- Has never voted to increase congressional pay.
- Has never taken a government paid junket.
- Has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
- Voted against the "Patriot" Act.
- Voted against regulating the internet.
- Voted against the Iraq War.
- Does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
- Returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. Treasury every year.
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