The only problem is that it does not reduce the number of "bad guys". If you bomb someone, their friends and family are going to be angry and take up arms against you. If you kill them too, THEIR friends and family will take up arms against you. You're literally creating enemies because they want revenge\justice. The better option is to stop killing them and withdraw our troops. They can't kill us if we aren't there. They'll still be angry and some may still take up arms against the US, but they'd have to come here to do that. This is what a military is meant to protect us from.

Imagine it this way: If a foreign country started using drones or occupying troops to kill people in the US that it considered to be dangerous, don't you think that we'd be angry? I would hope that Americans would be angry and fight back. How many of you would say "Oh well. They're killing our people, but it's none of my business."?

He paid into Social Security, so he deserves to collect it. He wants there to be a way for people to opt out of it. Some people may wish to put the money toward something else instead of giving it to the government.

http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Ron_Paul_Social_Security.htm explains his view on this in more detail.

So no, I don't think it's hypocritical or flip-flopping. If you were forced to pay money into the program, why shouldn't you collect from it later on?

It's already happened, specifically in the Republican primary elections:

Short version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumZzI2bVlON2VTMnFyYVZZSnpDYnNyQQ/edit?pli=1
Long Version: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByJAC-sfXwumdkE4d0Y2eWtURTZ2eDM5RmlLc3ZhQQ/edit?pli=1

That's just it, though. He didn't suggest a return to the gold standard of before since it obviously had flaws. He has spoken in favor of making gold and silver legal tender as well as allowing competing currencies, including gold-backed notes and digital-gold currency.

Most people don't actually look beyond the surface-talk of the mainstream media. "Gold standard? That sounds nuts!" Do some actually research and you'll find that his views have been heavily distorted by the media.

May you live long enough to be ridiculed for your age.

A quote from Ronald Reagan: "I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."

Just because someone is elderly does not mean that they are senile or ready to kick the bucket. Listen to Ron Paul speak about monetary policy sometime and just try to keep up with him. He's also physically very fit, going on long bike rides in the heat of Texas. Whether you otherwise think about a candidate and their positions, ignoring or laughing at them because of their age is just silly.

I can't recall the source offhand, but I read that they were going to use infrared detection equipment on any containers. I don't see how this is legal, but considering that they're talking about storming the embassy, I doubt they care.

Try looking up "Afghan war logs" and "Iraq war logs" to start. The latter even has its own website: http://www.iraqwarlogs.com/

Sure! It works just as well as those crosswalk signal buttons.