He’s the only truly anti-war, anti-imperialist candidate in the 2012 Presidential race, but Ron Paul’s ideas about getting rid of all environmental regulation, returning to the gold standard, rolling back civil rights, and further restricting women’s access to abortion, are all extremist.

Paul, like Rick “Oops” Perry, is another right-wing free-market zealot from Texas not worthy of holding higher public office. So what is it about Paul–his brand or his substance–that pulls support from so many parts of the political continuum?

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