re: Election 2016

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Nothing in that link said he disagreed. Did you actually watch the video with Paul talking? He said you won't find anybody in the election that's close to a libertarian (now that Rand is out). The part the said he favored Sanders was inaccurate and speculation. The interviewer said no way in hell would libertarians would move to Sanders and Paul said well he actually does have some libertarian views (which he does) but in no way would Paul side with Sanders. And Ron Paul isn't the end all be all when it comes to lbertarianism anyways. I actually like Rand better than his dad.

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I don't know how you gathered that I said or inferred Ron Paul thinks Bernie Sanders is libertarian, or even close to Rand for that matter. I was responding to the contention that Bernie Sanders is the "opposite" of Rand Paul, which is demonstrably false given their overlap on a number of key issues.

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To switch from Paul to Sanders is moronic.

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I disagree. For someone who is strongly libertarian leaning with regard to certain social issues (anti war on drugs, pro criminal justice reform, DGAF about gay marriage, anti foreign adventurism, and pro privacy), yet may be largely indifferent on centralized tax and benefit structures (income taxes, healthcare, education, welfare), Bernie could potentially represent the most viable alternative to Rand Paul. I would think the number of people who fall into that group is fairly limited, but it's far from "moronic" to assume such a person doesn't exist.