not sure the jmfcst fits in the GOP.

[Purch]

For the second part see Ron Paul.

For the first part see every Republican on the Simpson-Bowle commite

[Purch]

O well I don't think Paul is the kind of Republican who'd be against raising taxes AT THE EXPENSE  of balencing the budget. I remember in one of is interviews he admitted that not all taxes are bad and taxes used to improve things like infrastructure were actually good.

I think why Ron Paul's so anti tax is he belives the reason the goverment has to raise taxes is always to support their out of control spending.

The difference between him and other Republicans is he realizes the idea of controlling spending whiles maintaining the inflated military budget we have is unrealistic.