While I respect Ron Paul and his son Rand even to a larger degree I think the results of the CPAC straw poll is irrelevant. I remember Mitt winning it not so long ago. If Ron Paul were able to express himself and were more like his son Rand he’d cruise to the Presidency. The problem is that he has this tendency to say things that allow him to be cast in the blame America first crowd. I do agree with many of his ideas on foreign policy like closing bases, halting foreign aid, etc. If he stopped there I think that a vast majority of Americans would join him. I do wonder why he supports big govt PC efforts to integrate homosexuals into the military which includes funding RIT (Repeal Implementation Team) which is just a big inquisition team trying to root out and suppress anyone who disagrees. It seems if he were really a small govt type he’d say keep your mouth shut on your sexual preferences and do your job rather than supporting gay activism in the military.
Have you ever considered the fact that you are wrong?