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Mike Gravel is a 2008 democratic presidential candidate

In 1971, Rakersh he waged a successful one-man filibuster for five months that forced the Nixon administration to cut a deal, effectively ending the draft in the United States. He is most prominently known for his release of the Pentagon Papers, the secret official study that revealed the lies and manipulations of successive U.S. administrations that misled the country into the Vietnam War.

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The War in Iraq

Immediate and orderly withdrawal of troops followed by aggressive diplomacy
A Fair Tax

Eliminate the income tax and replace it with a progressive national sales tax - Fair Tax.
National Initiative for Democracy

Empower Americans and turn every citizen into a lawmaker by enacting a national initiative.
America's System of Education

Education should be our nation's priority. We need to foster competition and rethink the system.
Social Security

Put real money in the Social Security Trust Fund and invest it properly so Americans can leave surplus to heirs.
Veterans Affairs

Fully finance the VA and end the war on our nation’s vets.
National Healthcare

Enact a national, universal, single-payer, not-for-profit U.S. healthcare system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAmhXMHIk8

he's also a total badass and has the balls to say it like it is.