« on: August 24, 2008, 11:55:36 AM »
Former Republican presidential contender Ron Paul has endorsed Don Young in his bid to win an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Paul, the 72-year-old congressman from Texas whose maverick presidential bid drew wide support in Alaska, sent out a letter to his supporters here urging them to vote for Young.
“Don and I have served together in Congress for many years, and I consider him a friend,†Paul wrote in the letter. “Don has been an outspoken voice against environmental extremists over the years and has strongly opposed the types of federal regulatory overreach advocated in the name of environmentalism.â€
Paul and Young are a bit of an odd couple. Paul is a fiscal conservative; Young believes in earmarking federal dollars for Alaska wherever possible. Paul opposes the Iraq war; Young supports it.
But Michael Anderson, Young’s campaign spokesman, said Alaska’s predominantly libertarian perspective is what the two men have in common.
“He’s got some odd bedfellows, if you will,†Anderson said. “But that’s who Young is, and how he’s able to get things done when he’s in the minority.â€
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