Starting From Scratch

Newsweek, December, 2007 by Howard Fineman

There’s much wrong with how America trades on its status in the world, says Ron Paul. He’s got fixes.

Attention must be paid to Dr. Ron Paul, the 110-proof libertarian in the Republican race. He’s had a surprisingly strong online fund-raising push and now has at least $10 million in the bank. In Iowa, according to the new NEWSWEEK Poll, he’s got 8 percent support among likely GOP caucusgoers, and he’s a legit wild card in more-independent New Hampshire. After taping “The View,” of all things, he met last week with NEWSWEEK’S Howard Fineman to defend his controversial views:

Fineman: Why are you such a hit on the Internet?

Paul: It’s the message. It’s the fact that people aren’t very comfortable with their economic future. They don’t like the intrusion of...

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