Your post is about as Kooky as you claim Ron Paul to be. A Democratic conspiracy? He’s not even close to getting the Republican nomination so it doesn’t even matter. Excluding Iraq, his positions are still just too extreme for the majority of America (elimination of all entitlement programs, abolishment of the federal income tax, etc) to ever be anything more than help keep spending in line to some degree. Besides Iraq, every position of his is at DIRECT odds with the Democratic Party. He’s Pro States Rights, against affirmative action, against Roe Vs Wade, against entitlement programs, etc.
The marjority of his positions are more at odds with sanity. In fact, he does a 360 all the way to the fringe elements of liberals like drugs and economics. From Volcker to the present, the Federal Reserve has helped to fuel the people and markets that have created our growth—from the corner store to the fixed business investment.
So why is it that his defining issue is losing the Iraq war? When people think of Ron Paul, they don’t think of solid conservatism. They think of this kooky squirrel-like oddball whose tantrums over cutting and running from Iraq have suspiciously become even more shrill now that we are having success there.
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