Still have a LOT of respect for the man, and wish there were more people in politics who were as unafraid to call out their colleagues as he is.
And that's one thing I'll definitely give him credit for, and it's a big one. He doesn't go "lock step" with other people on anything. There's just too much libertarianism in his overall message for me to be comfortable with. His independence overall and the grass-roots campaign that grew up around him are two things I envy, however.