Archive for March 1st, 2009

• Kindle: Ron Paul – The Revolution

  Date: 2009.03.01 | Category: Books | Response: 1

  I woke up the other morning and said to myself, “What should I read today?”

  The weather was gray and dreary. The temperature was cold.

  I had just finished the Harry Potter series.

  I picked up my Kindle in bed and was browsing through Amazon recommendations and some books that Jon Stewart mentioned on “The Daily Show.”

  I decided I liked Ron Paul – “he has interesting ideas” I thought to myself. I went ahead and purchased Ron Paul’s – The Revolution. I’ve been reading it non stop since I bought it. It has been 200 pages of fascinating ideas and I just finished it.

  I realized I really do like the appeal of a government system limited to just the constitution. It has great appeal from a sense of personal responsibility.

  I can take care of my own damn self. Government should not take care of me one bit beyond the powers assigned to it in the constitution. It was refreshing to hear someone who had these same ideas.

  As part of the recommended reading I also took a look at the Mises.org site. Here is a great article called:

  What Has Government Done to Our Money?

  I voted for Obama, but I really liked the ideas Ron Paul had. I only wish our country would on a mass level gain some sanity and take some interest in politics.

  I recommend everyone read Ron Paul’s book just to get a fresh take on things. These are by no means new ideas, but old ideas that we’ve strayed so far from we’ve forgotten them completely.