He’s gone off the deep end and made statements that hint at him courting the 911 “truthers”.
Also, as a congressman in Texas, what has he even done to protect the border?
The point of my original post was that one can disagree with Congressman Paul's position on individual issues but still respect his uncompromising adherence to Constitutional principles. That observation that it is rare for anyone in the Federal government to adhere to the Constitution is one of the key observations the author of your original post was trying to convey to you. Congressman Paul deserves credit for his uncompromising respect for the Constitutional limits on the scope and power of the Federal government regardless of what you think of his opinion on why the United States are held in such low esteem in that wretched part of the world. That said,
He’s gone off the deep end and made statements that hint at him courting the 911 “truthers”.
This is a common slander that is becoming the conventional wisdom. Please cite for me one comment attributable to Ron Paul that suggests that he has ever said that any group other than Al Qaeda attacked us on 9/11.
Also, as a congressman in Texas, what has he even done to protect the border?
It is another misconception that Congressional action is required to control the border. No more authority than the requirement that the Federal government protect the States against invasion as specified in Article IV section IV of the Constitution is necessary. The failure to protect the border is an Executive branch failure going back many years. Even with this Ron Paul has always voted to fund measures to protect the border and against all measures to grant amnesty to illegal aliens.