I think Ronald Reagan would have killed a lot more Islamists than George Bush has by now. But compared to Ron Paul, George Bush is Lincoln. Ron Paul wouldn't defend the country if the Islamists were marching down Pennsylvania Avenue.
"..if the Islamists were marching down Pennsylvania Avenue."
They may not be marching down Penn Ave in the visible sense but the're marching all over the US without anyone doing anything about it. They have become a privileged component in our society.