Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, now making his third presidential bid and a man who you have to say is consistent in what he says and does, told them he thinks his "philosophy of liberty and the Constitution ... has been vindicated to some degree" in recent years.

From financial crises to problems with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Paul said, his warnings about a government that's too big and spending that's out of control have come true. It's other politicians, Paul said, who "get in office and ... pursue global war mongering." ...