Your thoughts?
Wanna guess how many posts until a Rudy supporter shoots a flame your way?
As a former Mormon and libertarian, I would be happy to vote for Ron Paul and I wouldn't have to hold my nose as I did. I might even send him some money. He is one of the few that actually stands by his convictions.
Having said that, his fiscal and trade policies are idiotic. If he actually got us back on the gold standard and put his trade restrictions in place it would destroy our country.
Paul is also wrong on trade and outsourcing/in-sourcing. In this regard, he is an isolationist cut from the same cloth as Buchanan. I understand the Dems need to pander to unions, and thusly spew the normal anti-outsourcing crap, I even understand this from your average Joe who thinks the only thing outsourcing does is bleed jobs (not true, we in-source 4 jobs for every one outsourced.) But Paul should know better. If he was as conservative as many claim, he wouldn't be for regulating our business like this. He also would understand the economics of the job market better.
No, while Paul is right on many issues, these two areas show is is far to much of a 1950's style Buchanan-esque isolationist. Because this reaches in so many areas, it is a major fundamental disagreement I have.
..and I'm not even going to fact that he has all the personality of Bob Dole taking a nap.