A self-declared independent voter (but seemingly geared toward Ron Paul) attended a Rick Santorum event and asked what the reasoning was for Santorum choosing to vote for big government programs like Medicare Part D, No Child Left Behind, and five debt ceiling increases (which allowed government to borrow and spend more money).
In response and obviously backed into a corner given that no answer could be portrayed as conservative, Rick Santorum told the voter to just vote for Ron Paul then.
If Ron Paul does not get the GOP nomination, then he needs to run as an independent candidate. Obama vs Romney, Santorum, or Gingrich is a lose-lose election for the American people.
I am inclinded to agree with you.