very comprehensive analysis, here at http://crooksandliars.com/kenneth-quinnell/ron-pauls-racism-isnt-worst-thing (not sure though on the methodology, but every link and claim is documented) Paul is very clearly aligned with the 1 percent. He says some things that sound good, but his voting record<http://www.progressivepunch.org/members.htm?search=selectName&members=TX14&member=TX14&chamber=Senate&zip=>on issues related to corporations and the rest of us is bad. For instance, his lifetime voting record on: Aid to Less Advantaged People, at Home & Abroad is 13.40 percent progressive Corporate Subsidies 31.18 percent Education, Humanities, & the Arts 13.19 percent Environment 11.35 percent Fair Taxation 9.01 percent Government Checks on Corporate Power 15.16 percent Health Care 12.62 percent Housing 6.10 percent Labor Rights 13.51 percent Making Government Work for Everyone, Not Just the Rich or Powerful 15.88 percent Even on the issues he's supposed to be good on, his record is mediocre: Human Rights & Civil Liberties 33.66 percent progressive Justice for All: Civil and Criminal 30.71 percent War & Peace 47.92 percent -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens