Seriously, though, Ron Paul’s problem is the same problem as the republican party’s in general. Pragmatism has completely gone out the window and been replaced by idealism.
Libertarianism, applied practically, could work to a degree. As could liberalism and conservatism. The problem is that everybody wants to score points with the ideologues among their constituents. And nobody wants to come up with an actual, workable plan for our country.
Why is this? Why do pragmatists and centrists hold so little sway in our country?
