"..but RP is not a conservative."Would you know a conservative?
If not Ron Paul, then who?
I would not consider a cut and run person a conservative. I would not consider a person who refuses to believe and act on the fact the US has enemies a conservative. I would not consider someone who believes a few submarines is a national defense strategy.
Are his economic proposals conservative, mostly, although I think he is delusional in the application of some aspects.