The author doesn’t understand the basis of Paul’s support among conservatives. He gets support from some conservatives because of an absolute disgust with the political establishment in both parties.
To what extent does the GOP really differ from the Democratic Party? Where is the opposition to the welfare state and to the entire regulatory apparatus put in place under FDR? Such a position was once regarded as conservative. But instead the GOP is relegated to collecting taxes for the uplifters of the left, and to fighting rear guard actions on the long march to utopia.
He gets support from conservatives because he's purposely mislabeled himself, and his minions have perpetrated the myth.
I doubt any conservative, especially this writer, missed any of that news flash.
He’s right however, that libertarian ideals worsen the problem. I can’t understand why any Republican supports any candidate whose campaign speech sounds just like Teddy Kennedy’s, Cindy Sheehan and Jane Fonda???
Someone needs to explain how this speech sounds better coming from Ron Paul than from all the leftists who have been making the same speech for years???
How can a candidate be weak on national defense and strong on liberal social policies, be called a “conservative”?