Jan 17, 2004
RON PAUL IS SAFE IN 2004
Courtesy of LRC blog , Ron Paul, the most principled member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be running unopposed in the 2004 election . For those of you who don't know, Paul has courageously and consistently opposed the Iraq war and occupation. He has also spoken out against such boondogles as the NASA shuttle (despite the fact that many NASA workers live his district) and criticized the federal war on drugs.
I was afraid that pro-war elements in the GOP leadership would target him for defeat but apparently they realized that he was too popular. This may be due to Paul's abundant talent for constituent service, a rare trait for a hard-nosed libertarian.
Ron Paul is a wonderful example of how a principled politician can have his cake and eat it too.