article_snippet: But Paul, who has appeared to be supportive of a stringent budget, has also been willing to put forward bolder ideas, including criminal justice reform, that deal directly with the conditions that have devastated African American communities.
article_snippet: They've got to see Paul sitting in the Oval Office.
article_snippet: There are many skeptics who don't think that Paul has what it takes and that Paul has a controversial record.
article_snippet: Paul's extremely critical remarks about key aspects of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 will certainly come back to bite Paul, as will some of Paul blistering attacks on the Federal Reserve.
article_snippet: Paul is still a Republican, so Paul will continue to fit Paul ideas within the broader agenda of the GOP.
article_snippet: Paul is also a politician at heart and will make compromises that Paul believes are essential to survive.
article_snippet: Arguably, we have seen this recently when Paul signed the controversial letter to Iran led by Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas (a neoconservative mentored by the hawkish Bill Kristol), switched Paul approach to the issue of same-sex marriage and gave support to an aggressive war against ISIS.
article_snippet: I've had to defend Paul like a Jesuit.