Congratulations to Representative Paul.

(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a stalwart foe of government spending, won a blowout victory Saturday in the annual Conservative Political Action Conference presidential straw poll.

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The announcement of Paul's win, a surprise victory unlikely to have a major impact on the 2012 presidential contest, drew a volley of loud boos from the CPAC audience.

There apparently was an underestimated contingent of quiet libertarian conservatives present masked by the rowdiness of the Christian Crusader Southern populist types. Congratulations to Representative Paul.