I have to say that although I definitely do not agree with Ron Paul on a number of issues, there are some issues that I definitely relate to what he says. And, I, like many others in the US, have thought that Paul was a straight shooter - having a fundamental sense of integrity and of himself.

But I have to say that I have been disappointed lately in the disclosure about these newsletters that he published under his name and some of the things that are in those newsletter. Paul is trying to distance himself from those things, and for good reason. Some of the things in those newsletters are bigoted hate speech.

I don't think Paul can escape from this by just acting innocent - like he didn't realize what was in his newsletters. He had a responsibility to, if not know every single word, to know the tone of what he was publishing. Also, he should have known that if his poll numbers rose high enough, that just about everything he ever did would be ultra-scrutinized. And if he is a serious candidate, then he should have dealt with this before now.

Paul may still do well in Iowa, because there may not be enough time for this to really get out. But I think he will fade. Although it's obvious that a lot of republicans do not like Romney, it's looking like he may be the last man standing. But, Romney will never defeat Obama unless something very unlikely comes out about Obama or occurs that makes Obama look awful. I doubt if that will happen. Obama, for all his good and bad, treads very carefully on political grounds, and he has already been scrutinzed by a presidential campaign. The Solyndra issue is not enough to sink him. But isn't it going to be interesting to see what happens in Iowa and then New Hampshire. Have to love it!