If you can judge a man by his enemies, former Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, the long-retired obstetrician, the 90-year-old three-time member of Congress and three-time presidential candidate, is a very, very good man because he has the best enemies.

Here, for example, is an exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and one of his friends.

This takes place in early 2012 when there is conversation as there pretty much always is in the United States for the last 30 years about when and how we should bomb Iran.

Bomoron! And Epstein's friend's friend writes to him, is in the United States for the last 30 years about when and how we should bomb Iran. Bomb Iran.

And Epstein's friend writes to him this.

During an election year, everyone in Congress is falling all over themselves to show support for Israel, except for that dinkist Ron Paul.

Ron Paul!

Yeah. Jeffrey Epstein and his friends did not like Ron Paul.

But what's not to like about Ron Paul?

Ron Paul is, and you're going to see him speak in just a moment,

probably one of the most manifestly decent men ever to serve in the Congress, married to the same woman since 1957,

beloved by his children, grandchildren, now great-grandchildren, a man who spends his spare time

riding his bicycle and tending roses, a person who has articulated the principles of nonviolence

throughout his entire public career, a guy who thinks that it is not just unfashionable,

but totally immoral to judge people on the basis of their blood, who thinks racism and

anti-Semitism are anti-Christian.

Guys never said a single thing against a group ever, not once.

In short, a thoroughly decent man of principle. Why does everyone hate Ron Paul?

Well, there are a couple reasons. In fact, I personally discovered this way back in 2007 when I

covered Ron Paul. He was running for president that year. I'd actually voted for him 19 years before

in 1988 in college for president. I knew

nothing about him, but it seemed like an amusing protest vote. He was running as a libertarian then.

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