Heck, even Al Qeda would support his position on the war. They don't worry about the other stuff too much.
While never one to fail to mention the awkwardness of some of the positions of Congressman Paul myself, it probably shows the depth of the divisions on the right that his announced candidacy is cause for derision and celebration on the same thread.
While certainly not a libertarian and as one who sees his outlandish alliances against the Iraq war as very counterproductive to the war on terror response to Al Queda in general, I actually would welcome his candidacy.
It is easy to throw out the comment that this nation is fighting for its life. It is harder to diagnose why and in what way the nation is making this fight. Are we fighting only for our life against an attacker such as bin Laden and the jihadists or are we also fighting against many and varied attacks against our constitution as well?
I would maintain the latter and that being so, anyone who will focus the debate on constitutional issues is a plus for me despite the case where Paul allows his rigid libertarian ideology to force him into some of his ridiculous positions.
Chief, while I always enjoy the fun of getting to one of our crazy libertarian members along with you, this is one area I will let them have their run. Paul has been in many ways a loyal member of the Republican Liberty Caucus (except for his love fest with Dennis) and not a third party nut. Let him take his run and we might be surprised at some of the issues that he focuses on. As all strains of conservatism rode to the flag to fight Clinton, we can often make common cause from all kinds of input.
I want to see him run just so I can see McCain have a stroke debating him.