The guy’s a little eccentric. But it’s videos like this that remind me that Mike Gravel has done more for the cause of liberty than Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards combined. It’s hard to think of any policy that Clinton, Obama, or Edwards have done that has been as far-reaching as ending the draft.
Also, earlier this summer, Mike Gravel went onto a forum sponsored by Democracy Now to tell the story of how he released the secret Pentagon Papers into the public record:
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Birthdate: That’s for me to know
Political Party: Independent
Political Philosophy: Libertarian-liberal