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Ron Paul's out of his depth when it comes to the role of government in the 21st century. He'd have made a fascinating anti-Federalist in the late 17th century, but today he's living in a quasi-free-market fantasy world that's completely disconnected from reality. I'd like nothing more than to take a trip with him to the social democracies of Europe to see what civilization can be when you understand that mixed is the only system that stands a chance in hell of working well.
Still, I'd much rather have the Libertarians to contend with than the Conservative party. Libertarians I can get along with after we agree to disagree, Conservatives (meaning uber far-right neocons, radical fundamentalist religious zealots, unabashed corporatists and brain dead anti-leftists). I'd take the Ron Paul conservatives any day if given a choice. What I'm hoping is that this tear provides an opportunity for moderate conservatives to finally find a voice and take conservatism back to where it was under Ike.
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