Check this poll of likely Iowa caucus attendees. The results amount to a statistical dead heat, but in pure numbers only Herman Cain is ahead of Ron Paul.

And Cain's support is noticeably soft. In all likelihood, he will be a non-factor in the caucuses as voters figure out he is not a serious candidate.

Paul, by comparison, has the most committed supporters in a caucus process in which commitment is the most important value.

Regardless of who wins the caucuses, Paul will be a major factor. That makes it even more inexcusable for the major media to shut him out of the debates.

And then there's the fact that only Paul has a realistic concept of how the U.S. should conduct foreign policy. If you doubt that, read Pat Buchanan's comments on the insane foreign policy espoused by the candidates not named Paul.

And then there's Richard Viguerie's observations on the media's ignroance of the constitutional principles espoused by Paul:

And while we're on the subject of liberty-loving candidates, just why is Gary Johnson being kept out of debates that are open to such dubious characters as Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann?



