Ron Paul and the Empire

I ran across this post this morning. Be sure and click on the "Read More" down at the bottom of this blog entry. It takes you to the article in its entirety and there are some interesting points that are worth reading. What the author, Steven LaTulippe, is saying is something that I have suspected for some time. Of course he may be wrong, I may be wrong, but if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck...

When evaluating Ron Paul's chances, it’s important to accept one fact about contemporary America: This is not a democracy, and certainly not a constitutional republic. America is actually a carefully concealed oligarchy. A few thousand people, mostly in government, finance, and the military-industrial complex, run this country for their own purposes

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