Oh, yes, I know. But my essential point is that politics is "the art of the possible," not the art of the ultimatum.
Ron Paul has much more in common with the LP nutters than he does with most Republicans, IMHO.
So you seem to believe that following the Constitution according to Original Intent & having a foreign policy of non-intervention prescribed by the Founding Fathers is a nutty idea, huh?
Amazing. No wonder why Juan McCain became the 2008 GOP Presidential nominee!