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Ron Paul doesn't have a snowballs chance in H..E..double hockey sticks of winning the Republican nomination.

It's not about winning, it's about changing the nature of the debate. Thanks to Paul, Republicans will no longer talk about "tax credits, vouchers, or holding the line on spending." They're going to talk about abolishing entire obsolete bureaucracies, agencies, and at least reforming the tax code. And being more cautious on foreign policy and protecting our sovereignty.

I don't care if Paul wins because he has already won, in a sense. He has achieved his place in history, because has restored the old Taft-Goldwater-Reagan wing of the GOP. The GOP will have no choice but to court Paul, let him speak at the convention, get his endorsement, so whoever is the GOP nominee will have the coalition needed to beat Hillary. We need Paul and his supporters, this is what it's all about! 20 years from now future Republicans will embrace him just as Republicans are embracing Reagan's legacy now.

It's not about winning, it's about changing the nature of the debate. Thanks to Paul, Republicans will no longer talk about "tax credits, vouchers, or holding the line on spending." They're going to talk about abolishing entire obsolete bureaucracies, agencies, and at least reforming the tax code. And being more cautious on foreign policy and protecting our sovereignty.

Thank you for making that point. It's worth a few bucks to give voice to someone who actually speaks his mind about true conservatism.

I am glad you stand so staunchly for your chosen candidate. I respectfully disagree with basically everything you have said about Ron Paul. It is true that conservatives have been discussing these topics for ages and that Ron Paul has been there all his life. But there is where it stops.

As I have said previously I agree with many of Dr Paul's statements and beliefs ... however his unwillingness to address the greatest threat to this nation at the present time, radical Islam, and his willingness to erect the walls of isolationist policy around this nation leaves us vulnerable to attack and destruction.

This same isolationism leaves us with a weakened national defense and therefore removes him from the 'old Taft-Goldwater-Reagan wing of the GOP' who stood for a strong national defense. A strong national defense can not be achieved in a vacuum. These same isolationist policies does nor reinforce our sovereignty ... it degrades it.

As far as courting him and his talking at the Convention that remains to be seen. The candidates and the Party are distancing themselves from Ron Paul and his statements to back track and welcome him with open arms would be an affront to many in the Party he has already pushed away by his statements.

The return to the mainstream conservative ideals must be accomplished, possible step-by-step slowly, by a standard bearer that all Republicans can embrace and conservative Democrats. One so radical or revolutionary in forcing our own ideals down throats will not bring us closer to achieving our goals any sooner. One who refuses to see obvious threats will not move us closer to our ideals and beliefs either.

Ron Paul is not to be the conservative standard bearer and thanks to his zealousness he can not even be an adviser to the chosen candidate and continue to reinforce basic conservative values as he has in the past.