Paul criticizes Lincoln
http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2007/12/26/ron-paul-war/
The great thing about Rep. Paul is he truly represents Libertarian values, even at his own expense. He has no fear. He gives a mike to issues "scarcely heard in American politics" at the risk of his ratings.* But no candidate is superman, for example this long-overdue opinion is necessary in judging the Civil War but is not a cry to defame Lincoln or ask us to doubt his place among our greatest presidents, or that the outcome of preserving the Union wasn't to our benefit today. Nor is any opinion from a white male definitive on slavery. Southerners would like to forget the animosity toward blacks that did exist and the desire to found new slave states in the western expansion, a racism unique to this country that persisted another 100+ years (although not of our choosing). Likewise Paul brings new light on Iraq to the debates many listeners haven't heard before, the perspective of other cultures, though this does not by itself negate his opponents' points that a rapid pullout would incite chaos in the region and put us at risk. Whoever fills the shoes of the presidency will have to consider all of these factors, not just his own beliefs, or like Bush he is damned to fight a battle not in the cards. Ron Paul loves peace, he is a pacifist. As a voter no candidate has represented my thoughts on education or Southern values until he came along. Whoever wins I hope they have listened to his wisdom this election cycle.
*http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2007/12/26/ron-paul-war/