Well Swampy, having never lived where you live, I guess that since they have never commented on Paul in your presence, your saying that you don't know what they think of him, but congradulations on staying in one town for so long. Some people move around a lot, but I can see your a stayer.
We on the other hand have a little bitty base down here in Texas called Ft Hood, and I go there occasionally. I like soldiers, as all three of my sons were soldiers, and I like talking to them, and they like Ron Paul as a general rule.