I don't believe Ron Paul is as socially liberal as Romney. Candidates (especially at the national level) are not responsible for the shenanigans of their supporters.
Please explain why you consider Ron Paul a POS. He's a believer in the Constitution, has read, understands and supports the Federalist Papers. He is a defender of individual liberty. Can you say all of those things about Romney? And, as an obstetrician, Ron Paul, is PRO-Life. He would never make any deals with PP.
Also, the biggest problem with Romney is that he has no core beliefs. The exact opposite is true with Ron Paul. He has consistently espoused and upheld Constitutional principles the entire time he's been in public service.
If Romney cared about the republic he would have not run for the Presidency. Being a mAasshole should eliminate someone from national office out of hand. Romney knows damn well his candidacy is turning the Republican Party inside out and into the whig Party. Curse him and all RINO’s.
“the socially liberal Ron Paul”
“I don’t believe Ron Paul is as socially liberal as Romney. “
Ron Paul supports the destruction of marriage in toto. This position is more radical and dangerous by far than ‘gay marriage’, and yet Romney is attacked on FR for not stopping gay marriage in Mass (even though he never supported what the Mass SCOTUS did to create it).
Ron Paul supports drug legalization. social liberal.
Romney and Ron Paul have the same positions on abortion/life, and neither have been leaders on that issue.
Ron Paul took earmarks, so this ‘principles’ stuff is good PR on his part but not his real record.