Did you see the centerpiece on the "Voices" page in Sunday's Ledger? "The Ron Paul Revolution" talks about all of Paul's fantastic ideas, his youthful, exuberant followers and how his brand of Republicanism is going to change the face of American politics.
Please. Paul is just another hack in D.C. who thinks he has what it takes to be president. News flash, heroes: He doesn't. Economists have lambasted his ideas on reverting to the gold standard, he's got connections to white supremacist periodicals and that 19-year-old kid mayor in Oklahoma got more votes than Paul ever will.
Paul is the newest Nader - a trophy candidate for people who don't have the attention span to keep up with actual politics. Yeah, I've read all the stories with people claiming that they've never voted before/never given money to a candidate before/never cared about anything this strongly before.
It all comes down to the same result - nothing. Paul supporters get their jollies by attempted takeovers of Republican conventions, and the best they can get is a front page picture of Paulites looking stupid. McCain's going to get the nomination, he'll face Obama in November and one of them will become the next president.
Paul needs to spend more time on keeping his current job. His supporters would be better served by a heavy dose of political reality. The Kool-Aid isn't helping.
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