I thought Russert did an excellent interview. If Paul bitches about earmarks all the time, then he sneaks earmarks in, he definitely needs to be questioned on it.
On a scale of weaselness where Mith McConnell is a ten and at the top of the weaseliaity scale, Paul scored maybe a three.
But he has a whole bunch of policies that simply won't fly in ANY modern country. I didn't find him to be especially Christian. I mean, he did not advocate pagan sacrifices or speak of zodiac signs, and seems to be a typical non-religious old grandfather. I think whatever compassion he might have for people comes a lot more from his being a doctor than his attending Sunday school. Obviously, he has enjoyed scaring people with frightening Libertarian blather in the past, like returning to the gold standard, abolishing damned near the entire government, and such, but now that he is approaching a serious candidacy, he is backtracking like crazy with "no, not quiet abolition", "no, you don't understand", "no, I would make no abrupt changes" and statements like those.
It looks to me as though if he really doesn't like the nominee, he might just run as a Libertarian. Of course, this would not get him elected, and would likely reward the Democrats, so it's more of an ego thing from any pragmatic view.
Russert ought to grill each and every candidate at least this thoroughly
