Why would any progressive promote Ron Paul's worldview?

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47. Sure

"Because his military stance is appealing, "

...it is if you like propaganda.

Ron Paul wants to decrease foreign aid and proposed spending $40 billion on a private army of mercenaries http://www.democraticunderground.com/100277632

Ever wonder why Paul wants to get rid of most of the agencies that help people and keep the Defense department?

"Furthermore, Paul's stance on drugs and civil liberties are also appealing and refreshing."

So legalizing every drug, dismantling safety net programs, eliminating government regulations, giving them the freedom to prey on the poor, sick and elderly sounds "refreshing"?

Is Rand Paul a libertarian too? I see him out campaigning with his father calling others war mongers. Yet he created a budget proposing more in war spending that Obama and bragged about it

War funding from 2001 to 2010 has cost the taxpayer $1.109 trillion. That amount doesn’t include the $159 billion that will likely be spent funding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for FY2011. The proposal seeks to reduce war funding for FY2011 by $16 billion, in other words to provide $144 billion (President Obama has requested $117 billion for FY2012, $27 billion dollars below our proposed level).

http://www.randpaul2010.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Overview-500-billion-cuts-2.pdf

How exactly does one justify increasing defense spending on war, but eliminating foreign aid? The Paul's can because nearly everything they advocate is anti-government propaganda.