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Originally Posted by ThorHammer
As for his stance on moral issues, yes, he certainly does have his own personal moral values. The thing is, he will not try to impose those values on others. You, apparently, see that as someone not willing to "fight for moral values".
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That's the rub - a lot of the GOP's base, these days, views the government as a vehicle for legislating decency and morality, which makes libertarian candidates struggle with that same base. Personally, I get annoyed with the prevalence of "who cares" wedge issues like gay marriage and abortion - I'd rather vote for candidates based on things that actually affected everyone, such as economic policy or civil liberties. In this case "fight for moral values" seems to be a euphemism for "legislate my take on morality".
Should the federal government be in the business of mediating the domestic squabbling over such notions? I don't think so, personally - leave that to the states or local governments. I don't know a lot about Ron Paul, but I like what I've seen.