Much as Ron Paul has appeal & there is much validity to his bservations about the monetray system, please keep in mind his opinions about international issues.

In one debate he stridently defended his defense position; (approx. that the only reason the Muslim fudamentalists hate us is because we have military presence in that part of the world. If we weren't there, they wouldn't bother us; 9/11 o8od never have happened. That shows a dangerous lack of 3-D perspective regarding the world's number one military issue.