Op ed in Boston Globe refers to Ron Paul as "eccentric."

Dear Scot,
I enjoyed your op ed about the GOP today in the Globe.

However I am one of the 1.24 million who voted for Ron Paul for president in the primaries.

My wife and I watched both the R and the D debates among those seeking the nominations of the major parties. We were horrified by the treatment Ron Paul received by the media. Virtually no print articles appeared about Ron Paul leading the voters to believe he did not stand a chance.

Nevertheless Ron Paul did have a growing following of people who did discover who Ron Paul is and how he has operated in the Congress where he served ten terms. He is in his eleventh term now winning by 70%.

His popularity was increasing despite the media blackout and sidelining and got 24% of the vote in the very last primary in Idaho before he suspended his campaign. Then he started his Campaign For Liberty which continues to grow across the country, below the radar. He endorsed the Young Americans for Liberty which includes the campus Ron Paul supporters.

He has recommended his supporters read the works of the Austrian school of economics luminaries, Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, F.A. Hayek, Bastiat and even Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

I posted a link on the www.objectivistliving.com website to a speech Ron Paul gave on the floor of the Congress about Obama and the withdrawal of troops from Iraq. I had just read your op ed which my wife pointed out to me. I commented on your use of the word "eccentric" to describe our hero.

Here is the link to the speech Ron Paul gave on the floor of the Congress:

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/index.php#12541

www.campaignforliberty.com 4Mar 8PM 105701

Ron Paul was mentioned in an op ed piece in the newspaper today (Who's steering this sinking GOP ship?ScotLehigh,lehigh@globe.com) with just one word before his name, "eccentric."

I suppose because Ron Paul has consistently read each bill before the Congress in his ten terms in office that makes him eccentric.

The implication is that it is natural, proper and acceptable for an elected representative to fail to take the time to read a bill before voting on it as is true of virtually all the other congressmen. That would make him eccentric.

I suppose that when Ron Paul struggles to understand whether a power being sought by a bill is authorized in the Constitution in Article 1 section 8, that makes him eccentric.

The implication is that in this day and age it is not necessary or reasonable to determine whether adherence to the Constitution is being practiced.

I suppose that when Ron Paul abides by his oath to uphold and defend the Constitution in his actions as a Congressman that makes him eccentric.

The implication is that the usual practice these days is to take the oath as a ritual exercise but then ignore it altogether when one decides what to vote for and what to vote against.

There are a growing number of citizens, especially among the young people, who have come to understand what Ron Paul is all about. They do realize he is unique and different than most other elected congressmen. They realize the media does characterize Ron Paul as eccentric but they know he is a man of integrity who has the courage to stand virtually alone against the powerlusters and party hacks. They are reading the books on Austrian economics and Atlas Shrugged which Ron Paul has recommended to them. They are the future and their numbers will continue to grow until they become the dominant force in this country.

www.campaignforliberty.com In the time it took for me to compose this post membership has grown to 105706

Please read Ron Paul's best selling book, The Revolution: A Manifesto

If you must refer to Ron Paul as being eccentric please elaborate as I have above. You are correct, Ron Paul is eccentric in the manner I make explicit. He is not like the other politicians. Ron Paul takes ideas seriously and takes the Constitution and his oath of office seriously.

Sincerely,
Wm