From Eric Dondero:

From US News & World Report, Education, "Lawmakers Name Their Favorite Summer Reading Books"

Mike Johanns: Atlas Shrugged; Siddhartha

The Republican junior senator from Nebraska since 1999 names Ayn Rand's libertarian classic, Atlas Shrugged, and Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, about a man's spiritual journey in Nepal during the time of the Buddha, among his favorites. Minnesota Republican Congressman John Kline also mentioned Atlas Shrugged.

And this interesting discovery. Ron Johnson, freshman Senator from Wisconsin, and a self-described "Ayn Randian," is a science fiction nerd, including libertarian writer Robert Heinlein. Continuing:

The Tea Party Republican loved science fiction, including the Dune series and books by Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. He also read collections of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and James Michener's The Drifters. "I read whatever I found interesting," he says.

Finally, Mississippi Republican Senator Thad Whicker cited "Lord of the Flies."

He also enjoyed William Golding's Lord of the Flies which he says "examines the conflict between good and evil in the absence of the civilizing forces of morality and government."

Editor's comment - I recently read Golding's classic. Utterly fantastic! I'm not a conservative. But I'd say that it does present a wonderful case for conservatism, and I'd admit, a possible weakspot for us libertarians in a society with a complete absence of any value system.