I think you are pretty sensible most of the time, so I'm really baffled that you think this. Really, how have the past three years not convinced you that Bush is flat wrong on most of his foreign policy? I mean the neoconservatives made several predictions about what would happen in Iraq and they have been proven wrong about pretty much everything. What would it take to convince you that going to war with Iraq was the wrong thing to do?
A generation from now when Iraq is run by a strongman not chosen by a US administration, or worse becomes a theocracy, you won't be able to find one 'conservative' who advocated military actions against Iraq.
Rep. Paul is facing an uphill battle, and not from the opposing party. He shakes up the house of cards Republicans have built over the years. Give him a national stage and, contrary to 'conservative' belief, there could be a strong grassroots push for him. He may have a R by his name but he is no Republican. And that's a good thing. Republicans have never been all that conservative. I'll be waiting patiently to see how and where his campaign begins in NC. Wherever it is, I will volunteer. He's got my vote hands down