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Ron Paul was a Reagan supporter in 1976, too, when the party man was Ford.

Yes. It's sad to see that FR is loaded with "Party Before Conservatism" folks now. It's the old "Establishment" vs. Conservatism fight.

Ron Paul's small-government conservatism is just as scary to the party as Reagan's was...
Smaller and Less-Intrusive Government
Pro-Life
Pro-Second Amendment (INDIVIDUAL right)
Lower Taxes
Strong on borders/immigration (e.g., no amnesty, no anchor babies)
American Independence and Sovereignty
Fiscal Responsibility
Private Property Rights
America-First Foreign Policy
Restoring Free Markers on Energy and Health Care
Health Care Freedom
Pro-Privacy
Etc.

Heck, I don't see the other "conservative" candidates pointing out that it's not the federal government's job to take our money and dole it back to us if we do what they want...for example, the federal Department of Education. Although some others might not be bad as president, at least we see this candidate having long-held, unwavering conservative views.

"Mike Huckabee... sounds like a big government Republican. The only one behaving like a real Republican is Ron Paul, who actually wants to cut spending and get government out of our lives. He won't win the nomination because too many Republican are into handouts and redistribution, just like Democrats.--Cal Thomas

Of course, Cal Thomas might want to remember that Ronald Reagan was called "unelectable" and a "kook"... :-)

And for the anti-Ron Paul folks, don't worry...even if he wins, he will be working with a Democrat Congress and there will still be plenty of Big-Government Nanny-State programs that would take a while for President Paul to kill.