I urge you to review Paul’s voting record. It’s invariably pro-constitution and anti-tax. So, yes, he walks the walk.
He’s not remotely my first choice for President, but as I said in an earlier message. I’m tired of the libertarian bashing that occurs every time Ron Paul’s mentioned in this forum.
From what we’ve seen today, this bashing comes from those who’d know little if anything about Paul or even about Ronald Reagan’s ideology.
Nonetheless even such uninformed people helped create a fractured Republican party. This intraparty intolerance helped Obama and the left win broadly in the 2008 elections.
I’d prefer that not be repeated.
Sure, let's take a look why don't we. Votes speak louder than rhetoric. (just a sample)
Ron Paul's 2006 American Conservative Union rating: 76% Lifetime Rating: 82.3%
Here are some more Conservative(sic) votes by Paul:
Voted NO on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes.
Voted NO on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research.
Voted NO on barring transporting minors to get an abortion.
Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime.
Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism.
Voted NO on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror.
Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools.
Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy.
Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy.
Voted YES on barring website promoting Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump.
Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects.
Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding.
Voted NO on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations.
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits about obesity against food providers.
Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse.
Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1.
Voted NO on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan.
Voted NO on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill.
Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers.
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers.
Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients.
Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks.
Let's also not forget Paul's Pork Projects (that he voted for before he voted against when he calls them unconstitutional but he is just playing the game when he submits them because everyone else does it.. yadda yadda yadda..)
Paul also supported the NAU superhighway by funding the TransTexas Corridor