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Description
Congressman Ron Paul (TX-R)--Presidential candidate, popular ideologue, debate favorite, and creator of one of the largest grassroots campaigns in history--sets forth his revolutionary manifesto and challenges America to make the tough changes needed to survive.
Operating from a unique strain of libertarian republicanism, Ron Paul's beliefs are refreshingly logical, even if you disagree with his principles. He is a Republican in the truest sense of the word, not at all what that word has grown to represent. At a recent Republican debate, the candidates were asked if they would go to war with Iran. All of them bumbled on about consulting lawyers, the cabinet, and their delegates. Ron Paul, outraged somewhat, stated quite simply, "This idea of consulting attorneys just baffles me. Why don't we just open up the Constitution and read it? You're not allowed to go to war without a declaration of war!"
This is his call to arms for a nation that needs to change, but doesn't know how. Barry Goldwater defined a conservative in the 1960's, and with this manifesto, Ron Paul redefines it for the modern day.
In 1988, while remaining a Republican, Texas Congressman Ron Paul ran for president as the nominee of the Libertarian Party. In 2008 he ran in the Republican primary, arousing a lot of interest but losing to John McCain. In this book he argues that if the United States continues exercising extra-constitutional foreign and domestic policies, we will suffer bankruptcy and possible social collapse. Bob Craig is a convincing, low-key narrator for this sort of thing. His mature, low baritone is articulate, gentle, persuasive, calm, and orderly. There is intensity, but it's mostly in the writing, and even then the combination of author and narrator is soothing, rather than exciting. No rabble-rousing here, just rational common sense. D.R.W. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
