I am not sure you totally understand the arguments. Capitalism is based on risk versus reward. Individuals risk, and earn the fruit of that reward. Central planning is the exact opposite of that. They risk nothing, while catering to the thing that benefits them the most. The idea the government regulation/steering will produce a beneficial outcome for the many is simple false. It only produces benefit for the fewest number. Those who help keep the central planners in power.
The regulators of the governments monetary policies have been in power for decades, they happen to be ALL big government people. Rangel, Frank, Dodd drive the tax and financial regulatory mechanisms in our system. They happily gave us the housing and banking collapse. Not through failure of free market, but failure of central planning.
I find it amazing that we forget/overlook the very people that harp about capitalism, the left! Created the very regulations, policies, corporate tax loopholes that produce the bailouts bubbles and tax evasion they harp about.

I posted a few post trying to defend RP, I can honesty tell you I am searching for the right person to vote for. I try to read as much as I can, and I have come to find myself through the process. I will put my vote where I believe the person has my values. I have not made up my mind one way or another.
I can tell you this, after reading the comments; I have come to the conclusion that some of you are NO BETTER than the people that call the tea party "tea baggers". You are no different than the left that only see their side of the coin. Some of you are so bias against anything different then you, I am actually shocked. I respect your positions, and support your rights to have them, no worries. But you call people names just like what I hear from the left about you all. Just because I or someone else has a different political view then you, you call them made up names. I don’t care really; it just shows me that you all are clearly just like the people in office now, only a different flavor.

Huh? So let me break this down, He isn’t a libertarian because he doesn’t like violence! He wants the rule of law to be enforced by declaring war before sending people to war. In your mind he a, "raving lunatic"
1. Not wanting violence "btw is an individual’s right to believe in non-violence"
2. Wanting to follow the constitution in declaring war, when no other means are available to end a conflict.
How is the never ending war's working out for everyone these days.
In summary = He isn’t a libertarian because he spoke about his personnel belief in non violence, yet he supports your personnel beliefs in caring a firearm for self defense, your 2nd Amendment right. So freedom of expression is only ok if it’s the same expression as yours.
He clearly follows the constitution, his voting record has never strayed from it, yet he isn’t a libertarian in your eyes because he doesn’t believe in the same thing you do. hmmmmmm

HOW? Its a primary. So let me get this straight. You would rather he run as a third party in the general election?
It’s a two party system, so you’re not mad at the game, but the players?
So he is an egomaniac for not falling into your narrow minded ideology? He is not worth the time of day because he doesn’t fit your mold as a republican? Doesnt he cacus with the party?
Your views are extremely narrow and childish.
I don’t know who in the party is worth my vote, but I would like to see all the players and listen to all the arguments.
I have to ask, you claim to be a conservative but fight for the progressive republicans in the Republican Party? WOW

You make no sense. Was Ron Paul written on the ballots? You take rumor as fact and then call people idiots. So now its libertarians fault BO is in office? It isn’t McCains/republican party? You sir are as blind as the left’s lemur mentality. Just like the left you blame others for your own failures. You can play the victim card all you want, but at the end of the day you will only be a victim. I know nothing anyone says will change your mind; you’re as blind as the democratic party.

What gets me about the comments on this post; you all claim values and principles matter, yet when a person wants to run on principles and values and has a voting record to prove it you all make fun/demonize him. You all seem to claim to want change but when it comes down to it, you’re unwilling to use an open mind into different options. What will happen is the same thing that always happens, the Republican Party will not change anything, you all will vote the same way you always have in the past, Blindly following the big government big spending republican.
I don’t know who I will vote for, all I know is this country is doomed if we keep making the same choices and expect different outcomes. At least I know where Ron Paul stands. He has a following, and its people that actually want our leaders to follow the constitution. But apparently you all want to follow the constitution only when it helps your ideology. It isn’t the Ron Paul’s of the world that history will blame for our loss of country; it’s the people that are more interested in the good ol’boy club then their individual freedoms. You want a change but lack the courage to look/read and debate outside your own party.

What is hard to see, Is that nobody will challenge this guy, We need good men and wemon to step up.