For me, its more important to know that I will have a president that is willing to stand for his beliefs with values such as honesty and integrity, versus going along with the pack. I might disagree with some of Pauls beliefs, but i have an enormous amount of respect for him for being able to stand by his worRAB.
Some say his ideas will never pass, that his plan to shrink the federal government by a lot will not work. I think the position of president is mostly syrabolic. If we have a president that is willing to stand in front of our nation and say, "We should not be at war, we shouldnt not be so aggressive, Our government is spending too much money, We are taking liberties away in the sake of faux security", I would hope congress would follow his lead a little bit, or atleast the american citizens will and vote for congressmen who do. If Ron Paul is elected to president, I have no doubt that every "debt ceiling raise" or outrageous budget will be vetoed, and he will bring our country back to our feet. Right now, our country thinks that we are above everyone else. We are not.