Ron is one of the most beloved members of Congress. Even Newt Gingrich said in an interview after all the Iowa attacks, "It's Ron Paul. How can you not like Ron Paul?" Because even Newt, when under fire from Ron, knows that Ron is doing it from a principled place where he's trying to get the truth out to voters, at least the truth as Ron Paul sees it (which is usually the truth as it is, even if everyone else is not yet wise enough to see it). Ron Paul doesn't hang out with members of Congress after hours, he goes home to read about economics or read legislation or spend time with his family. His independent streak to always read on his own and vote as he sees it causes him to be limited in building influential groups for his own legislation--you kind of need to play ball with the party or spend a lot of time meeting after-hours to get your projects pushed up in priority; but everyone on the Hill widely agrees Ron Paul is lovable and principled.
I've never heard of a single Congressman who doesn't have immense respect for Ron Paul and enjoy him personally, even when they disagree with him politically.
Ron Paul is the epitome of class and defines what it means to be a gentleman for our entire generation.