Ron Paul is one strange dude. All he can possibly do is ensure Romney gets the nomination and therefore Obama a second term. For all his small government preaching, I don’t think he’s in it for our benefit. Well, duh.
Jim,
Nutjob Paul is simply biding his time by dissing our three conservatives in the race - Newt & The Ricks - 24/7 UNTIL it’s time for the quack to run as a 3rd Party once again, imho.
As far as small government preaching, Paul really means it. So did Bachman. The rest of the remaining field has a mixed record on shrinking the government.
I don't think anybody else has demonstrated understanding of how dire the debt and deficit is, and how close we are to the point when the only option is bankruptcy and default by the US government.
I think this is what is behind some of the disillusionment of some of the Tea Party enthusiasm. That the only candidates carrying the torch are either out (Bachman, Cain), have other “issues” (Paul's foreign policy, Perry's incoherence), or lack clear small-government credentials (Romney, Santorum, Gingrich).