I don't ever remember him advocating the flat tax. No tax perhaps, but not the flat tax. When pressed on the issue once I heard him state, if elected, he would essentially acquiesce and support a flat tax over the current tax code if that's all he felt he could get passed. Which is likely to be the case.

Personally, I could go either way on abortion. Either by doctor or by coat hanger, abortions will take place if they're legal or not. I do however understand how a Libertarian could come to a pro-life stance understanding the non-aggression axiom.

If you believe that child in the womb is a life, at whatever stage, then you must also conclude that individuals right to life supersedes the mother's decision to chose whether or not she wants to be a mother. One could argue that if she's pregnant, she's already made that decision (less rape of course).

I once, in person, heard Paul describe his personal stance on abortion and how he came to it. Early in his career as a young obstetrician he watched his first abortion procedure. It was a late term abortion being performed in the third trimester of pregnancy. Once the fetus was extracted it was placed in a bucket and left to suffocate. It left a mark on him and, in his opinion, performing abortions was a violation of his hippocratic oath to protect life. He's never been a pro-life crusader. He just believes it's a state issue and the fed really has no business legislating such things.

Economy, foreign policy, the guy is on the money. Integrity like no other. Just a matter if there are enough bi-pedal hominids walking around out there intelligent enough to pull the lever for him.

We shall see.