The problem with electing Ron Paul as president is that we’d end up with liberal government. That’s because Paul’s conservative stances have zero chance of being passed by Congress, while his liberal views would be readily accepted by the powers-that-be in Washington.
This is all theoretical, of course, since Paul isn’t going to be elected. I do admire his backers’ enthusiasm, though. And it’s a real enthusiasm, not the cynical “I’m gonna show how progressive I am by supporting a black guy” enthusiasm of Obama’s backers.
And what are his liberal views? Everything I've seen from Rep. Paul is based on conservative principle, some of it so long standing that even 'conservatives' have forgotten it was originally conservative principle