I value him as a spoiler, Ron, not as a candidate to realistically be elected. He is speaking some truths about Iraq and the so-called "War on Terror" that have been almost unspeakable in the USA political mainstream since 911. Good for him.

And so is Kucinich, who will also serve as a spoiler, because there is no way the ruling system will give him any chance of being elected.

I am pleased that Ron Paul is pulling some votes away from the other Republican and still hanging in there to say what he's saying.

Now you want bizarre policies to get upset about? Try out Huckabee's idea of replacing all income and payroll taxes with a flat 23% sales tax to everyone on everything they buy, no matter how rich or poor they are. That would be a disaster for the poorest people in society. It's a scheme that would accelerate the movement of money from the poorest people toward the richest. It's about the most unprogressive notion I've heard of yet....though it sounds superficially egalitarian if you don't give it much thought.