Obama vs Ron Paul : both hold positions anathema to liberals.

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16. Thoughtful post, Uncle Joe, thank you!

Elections are all about tactics. Paul is giving Democrats, whether he means to or not, a golden opportunity AND cover they did not believe they would ever get from Republicans, to speak out on real change regarding the Bush era policies they have been too scared to speak out about. Fear of being called 'weak on security' by Republicans, not that should have stopped them, but it has.

Paul's candidacy this time demonstrates one very important fact. Republicans are shifting their priorities from 'all war all the time and loss of civil rights to remain safe' to finally beginning to see that those policies may have been wrong after all.

Now, the Dem Candidate can actually point to a Republican candidate and COMMEND him for his stand for upholding the principled DEMOCRATS uphold as a matter of course, and this eliminates the fear of being called 'soft on security'.

Paul is coming in second and third in a REPUBLICAN primary. For Democrats who really believe in the principles they claim to believe in, this could not be better news, imo. I cannot understand those who do not see it. But thankfully a majority appear to get it.