Ron Paul is just a racist old crank.

He's not a libertarian, he's just an outspoken dude who acts the same as everyone else. He is in fact the HEAD of the domestic monetary policy and technology committee.. but he hasn't actually done anything [as measured by passing or tabling a bill] substantive ever.

In the hearings after the 08 meltdown, he had a chance to destroy Bernanke, but pulled his punches 100% of the time. For example: He could have demanded Bernanke name the specific MBS that he was accepting at par, he could have demanded the text of the "closed-door" session in which Paulson asserted there'd be "tanks on the streets" if Congress didn't pass the bridge loan that we call the bailout, he could have demanded the specifics of the analysis that continues to assert that the big problem facing the US is "inflation" even though inflation continues to be under 2% as measured by the Fed's own numbers.. etc.

But, hey, he did co-sponsor a bill [with Barney Frank] to legalize marijuana. So he's got that going for him.