Why the hell is Ron Paul the the go-to guy for RW commentary now?

[Skidmore]

I've seen him more than once on the teevee over the past 2-3 days commenting on everything from economic policy to piracy. Why is the media pushing this fossil?

[Peacetrain]

1. Good question

[Yavin4]

2. He's Better Than Limbaugh et al

And he has some good ideas, legalization of drugs and an end to American imperialism abroad. I don't like his spending policies, but at least he has some reasonable positions.

[JamesA1102]

5. Associating with White Supremists is reasonable? nt

[Yavin4]

8. Name a Republican That Hasn't Associated with White Supremacists

IMHO, he can be a total racist, but that does not mean that he's wrong about how the drug war is a complete waste of time and money. Nor does that make him wrong about imperial America.

[cbc5g]

3. Probably because he's the only intelligent Republican

[Skidmore]

4. Well that's debatable.

On some issues, he is batshit crazy.

[cbc5g]

6. he is weird like that

smart on some issues, batshit crazy on the others

[Doctor_J]

7. Because he's distanced himself from Rove

almost everyone knows that Newt, Palin, Boner, Hate Radio, etc. are nothing more than a continuation of the Rove admin. But Paul has managed, with the help of Big media, to pretend to be a "Goldwater Republican". So he doesn't have Bush's stain on him. He's an old crackpot though.