Ron Paul is not grandstanding. He is our friend. Paul continually exposes the hypocrisy of both Republicans and Democrats and they hate him for it. There have been several instances where Paul was cutoff from asking tough questions because people know the answers would embarass them.
This happened recently when a House committee suddenly terminated a hearing with Colin Powell. Why? Because Paul's turn to ask questions was next. Immediately after the session ended, the congressman who was the last to ask questions turned to him and said: "I'll bet you had some really tough questions to ask."
It also happened recently in the well of the House, where the speaker ignored Paul's call for a recorded vote. The speaker had Paul's microphone turned off. Yet, Paul screamed as loud as he could to request a recorded vote. The parliamentarian finally realized what was happening and intervened - informing the speaker (a Republican!) that he was out-of-order. Paul got his recorded vote on the bill and Democrats and Republicans were fuming because it was the education bill that no one wanted to have their name attached to.
In other words, Paul cut through the B.S. and shenanigans of both political parties and they hate him for it. Both parties are trying to get rid of him because he reminds them every day (through his actions) that they are breaking their oath of office. BOTH parties. Those that think Pubbies are better are naive. It's all about power. Both parties love it ... and both parties want it ... and will do whatever is necessary to get it ... and keep it.
That's a fact. More people should know it.
If we had a couple of hundred more congressmen with Rep. Ron Paul's principles, we might again have the country the Constitution was written for.