You're digging your hole deeper. A couple of examples of how. Paul voted FOR the Reagan and Bush tax cuts and FOR spending CUTS. The National Taxpayers Union rates him so high, for example, because of his record of voting FOR spending cuts as well as against spending increases. Now if you think that votes for spending cuts and tax cuts are "contrarian" and "uncreative" you must have despised Reagan.
Only a nutcase would compare Ron Paul, part time Republican, half time Libertarian, full time whacko, with Reagan.