rt= Your absolutely right. Ron Paul is nothing to worry about. He has as much chance of being nominated by the GOP as Fidel Castro. Running for the Presidency gives him a platform to evangelize libertarian ideas, and maybe he’ll pick up a few converts for his efforts. That’s the most he can realistically hope for. Having him in the debate may annoy some but he can do little damage. He’s kind of like a fly at a picnic buzzing around your head, pesky but of little consequence
You should be thankful Dr. Paul is running. Like it or not, libertarians and pro-America populists make up a large percentage of the GOP. We've been kicked to the curb for far too long by authoritarian types, me-too liberal Republican types, and big-government socon religious types. You got folks who never voted or participated in politics before lining up and registering as Republicans just because Paul is in the race. If Paul wasn't running, these folks would stay home and you FReepers would be pointing fingers and whining about "those losertarians" voting 3rd party instead of your RINO.
So be nice to Paul. We need him and his voters to defeat Hillary, because Rudy, Romney, McCain, or possibly even Thompson can't attract these guys on their own.