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Last year while I was working down in Fort Worth Texas, I would frequently walk past a car with a bumper sticker saying: "Don't blame me, I voted for Ron Paul". This would always make me smile and at the time I had no idea who Ron Paul was or what he believed.

Today I know more about Ron Paul and I figured I would share what I have found out about him and perhaps you can hear his arguments and come to your own opinion. I still haven't come to mine, but I have to say the man makes a great argument and he is from the great state of Texas so that gives him some points in my book.

According to his web page on house.gov Ron Paul is a congressman who enjoys a reputation as the "premier advocate for liberty in politics" As a conservative he is the leading voice for a "limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies"

The following is taken from his bio page:

"Ron Paul was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, before proudly serving as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force during the 1960s. He and his wife Carol moved to Texas in 1968, where he began his medical practice in Brazoria County. As a specialist in obstetrics/gynecology, Dr. Paul has delivered more than 4,000 babies! He and Carol, who reside in Lake Jackson, Texas, are the proud parents of five children and have seventeen grandchildren.

While serving in Congress during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Dr. Paul's limited-government ideals were not popular in Washington. He served on the House Banking committee, where he was a strong advocate for sound monetary policy and an outspoken critic of the Federal Reserve's inflationary measures. He also was a key member of the Gold Commission, advocating a return to a gold standard for our currency. He was an unwavering advocate of pro-life and pro-family values. Dr. Paul consistently voted to lower or abolish federal taxes, spending, and regulation, and used his House seat to actively promote the return of government to its proper constitutional levels. In 1984, he voluntarily relinquished his House seat and returned to his medical practice.

Dr. Paul returned to Congress in 1997 to represent the 14th Congressional district of Texas. He serves on the House Financial Services Committee, the International Relations committee, and the Joint Economic Committee. On the Financial Services Committee, Rep. Paul serves as the vice-chairman of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee. He continues to advocate a dramatic reduction in the size of the federal government and a return to constitutional principles."

Here is a recent video of his floor debate where he talks about sanctions against Iran as a threat to our national security. 

 

Ron Paul has gotten my attention and I'm going to keep reading about him. As a conservative he seems to have some solid conservative principles  which is rare for Washington and their spend first ask questions later attitude. (<--- Personal Opinion)