Liberty Maven

Earlier we posted a perfect example of media bias from MSNBC. Now it’s time to give credit to USA Today/Gannett and Chuck Raasch who, ironically in an opinion piece, shows zero bias in reporting that Ron Paul is still a player in national politics. Most of the article are simply assorted quotes from Ron Paul himself that demonstrate his views, unlike most politicians, remain the same no matter how the political landscape morphs around us.

WASHINGTON — A year after he became a surprise of the Republican presidential field, Ron Paul is still on message.

“It is surreal that in a free country we are talking only about HOW government should fix health care, rather than WHY government should fix health care,” Paul, a Texas congressman and medical doctor, wrote in a recent Internet posting. “This should be between doctors and patients.”

Running for president in 2008, Paul raised more than $33 million and built a robust Internet following. It didn’t always translate into votes and never produced a primary victory, but it did help the libertarian build a platform for his free-market philosophy. And he’s using it to sing a decidedly different song from Democratic and Republican choruses in Washington.

- On the “Cash for Clunkers” program that gives government aid for people trading in old gas guzzlers, which will then be destroyed: a bad idea because it destroys a vital market for the poor.

“A new driver or new worker needs a cheap car,” Paul said.

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