Whoa Dyna... you seem to have an ax to grind with people who support Paul.
Here are some things to think about~
He has been in congress for 23 years not 35. He took time off to work in his medical practice in the 80's and 90's. He doesn't participate in the congressional pension and returns a large portion of his congressional office budget every year. He is not the prototypical career politician.
I believe he is right about default. As painful as it certainly will be, in all good consciousness the government cant keep going the way it has been. It's not fair to future generations to keep passing this burden on. Spending must be cut back and government must be held accountable for their actions. The government's job is NOT to take care of everybody.
Ron Paul has been consistent. He has maintained that government must adhere to the Constitution... since day 1. If he were just some power hungry "cook", he would have left the republican party last election cycle and run as an independent. He didn't, because as he has maintained throughout his "career", he want to fix the system, not break it.
I do not agree with everything he is about. But he is closer to anyone else and I happen to believe he has a good chance to change the way Washington works.
