He's an old-school republican - in other words, he is a big fan of obeying the constitution and getting the government the heck out of people's lives. He's also a fiscal conservative, which is something that can't be said for most republicans in power...

Basically, he's far enough away from the bi-partisan BS that usually taints our politics that people listen to him for his ideas, and not the party he associates with. I could stand to see a bit more of that in this country.