Ron Paul offers shocking opinion

Just watching interview with Rep Ron Paul when he was asked "what would it take to restore faith in the republican party?
His response was to the effect "The republican party could gain respect if it (the party) showed some respect for the U.S. Constitution.

What might be most disturbing, however, is the treatment of veterans in the bill. Playing politics with the funding of critical veterans medical and other assistance by adding it onto a controversial bill to attract votes strikes me as highly inappropriate. Veterans' funding should be included in a properly structured, comprehensive appropriations bill. Better still, veterans spending should be automatically funded and not subject to yearly politicking and nit-picking.