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This 9/11 conspiracy nut, Gulf of Tonkin fool, cut and run surrender monkey that if he had his way Saddam would still be in power to rape and murder the innocent, only movement will be into the crapper.

Not to burst your little bubble but there are still plenty of countries where Muslim dictators (and other dictators) rape and murder just like Saddam. In fact, it's the default outside the West (and maybe the Polynesians) for most of human history. And even the West isn't immune.

So should we invade all of them? Or just the ones with a lot of oil?

Much of his kookiness was flying under the radar. Not anymore.

Actually, I think most people have known his views for a long time. Certainly at FR, among the Libertarians, etc. And he at least seems to be getting much more popular, not less.

It's that message of liberty, limited government and the Constitution. Maybe some of the also-ran candidates ought to give it a try. Some of us have noticed those FDT videos that are copied verbatim from Ron Paul's. Hey, no problem. We need more Republicans who believe in limited government, the Constitution and liberty. So Fred is welcome to share that message which has done so much for Ron Paul's campaign.

You know, if you pay attention to the interviews, Ron Paul himself is surprised at the surge in his support.

Lovely! Would it be too much to ask for a limited government, liberty-loving Constitution supporter who understands the world we live in?

I’m really sick and tired of the constant romanticizing of Ron Paul’s views. I keep hearing all this crap about how Ron Paul is “pro-Constitution” and how he’s really the only one who gets it. While Ron Paul does have his solid points, he’s also completely naive and utterly retarded when it comes to foreign policy. He makes a perfectly logical decision based on no more than half the facts.

I encourage everybody to read Ron Paul’s statements freely available on his website. His body of work as a whole must be considered - the man who advocates smaller government is also the man who apologizes for suicide bombers and has, more than two years ago, blamed them on the U.S. More than three years ago, he blamed 9/11 on the U.S. Nearly five years ago, he wanted Saddam to remain in power.

Let’s face it. This isn’t 1776. Ron Paul would’ve made a wonderful President two hundred years ago. The problem is, oceans don’t protect us anymore. The world has changed. I really wish Ron and the Paulbots would realize that. The fact that the Republican slate leaves a lot to be desired doesn’t make Paul any more attractive. This is the guy who blamed the U.S. for Islamic terrorism back in 2000 and continues to blame us for it everywhere. (That’s right, Ron Paul was part of the “Blame America First” crowd before it was even popular.) This is the guy who somehow fails to understand the fact that of all the places our “interventionist foreign policy” takes us (essentially all over the world) only the Islamic states seem to conduct terrorist attacks.

Is it a burden to the American people to police the world? No doubt. Is it a crime to have the power to make the world better but instead choose the “not my job” approach?