Heh...not it is just that Obama is that bad! Really, I don’t support Ron Paul but he does have some legitimate points. He is just a bit of a kook but what the hey, he also has some things that conservatives should support (if you ignore his crazy rantings)... It’s really okay to understand and adopt some of his ideas without endorsing the person.
I had this problem arguing with RedState... It is not okay to ban all Ron Paul supporters because he and they are a bit crazy. He does have some legitimate ideas as long as you lift the reasonable ones from his rantings. Yes, he is a strange fellow and could never be elected by the majority (and I would thankfully agree). Don’t just ignore the results though as they (CPAC) as least sees the benefit of some of his ideas. He has a conservative (or youthful and unknowing group) following for a reason.
Fair enough, but I don’t think he’s going to moderate his kooky part anytime soon, so is overall an impractical choice as a candidate. And more to the point, he’s not the only conservative option out there!