This analysis of Paul and why he's where he is in US politics mirrors my feelings quite a bit. Even leaving out his past baggage, there are areas where I profoundly disagree with his positions. But there are also many areas where he cuts through a lot of the rhetorical bullshit of Beltway Politics, Left and Right alike — and, like an Old Testament prophet, can be ignored only at our own national peril. #ddtb
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Pariahs and Prophets
An unusual political trajectory has taken Ron Paul from the fringe to the caucuses.

Glenn Greenwald has an interesting article on this.
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/31/progressives_and_the_ron_paul_fallacies/singleton/