Oh yeah? Do you think that traitor Bradley Manning is a hero? Do you think there is any chance most conservatives will ever think that? The list of Ron Paul quackery is very long and the vast majority of conservatives will never agree or go along with him on any of it.
Like all libertarians, Ron Paul has many good points to make on economic issues and is profoundly wrong on foreign and defense policy - so wrong he falls into kook territory. Most conservatives, including myself, will agree with him on a lot of economic issues. Most conservatives, including myself, will never, ever agree with him on his leftist foreign and defense policy views. When it comes to libertarians like Ron Paul, this dynamic is simply not going to change.
No, it was kinda a joke. But there is a lot of truth to it. Everyone seems to want anyone who will talk “conservative,” whatever that means, but they run from the one guy who wants to change the scope of government because of one issue here or there.