Posts Tagged ‘ Election 2012 ’

"This is the question puzzling Paul’s friends, as well as his enemies." (05/18/12)

"With Congressman Ron Paul’s third presidential run and career coming to an end, what will become of his rEVOLution he inspired? Prior to the 2012 campaign, some suggested that former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson would be the 'next' Ron Paul but with Johnson running as the Libertarian Party nominee after being mistreated by the GOP establishment in the primaries, it appears to me that that bridge has been burned and will likely never be rebuilt. Johnson’s activities in furthering the liberty movement will be done outside the Republican Party. The new heir apparent to lead the rEVOLution appears to be the congressman’s son Sen. Rand Paul." (05/19/12)

"What was the point of the Paul campaign? To put Ron Paul in the White House? That was never possible. In public, Paul had to pretend that it was, because those are the American rules, and his supporters have been pretending it even harder. But it was a fairy tale. Ron Paul’s purpose has been to advance the cause of liberty, sound money, and a non-imperial foreign policy." (05/17/12)

"I've been somewhat surprised by the absolutely hysterical reaction among some RP activists to Ron Paul's announcement that he's shifting resources toward winning more delegates instead of blowing it on straw polls in new primaries. In some of the forums, alleged 'supporters' are hurling insults at both Ron and his staffers." (05/16/12)

"A year ago, Paul was the presumed least-likely-to-succeed candidate in the GOP field. His radical libertarian bent and his fervent opposition to the GOP’s standard foreign policy positions made him seem anathema to the party’s primary base. ... Now, Paul is still the last man standing in opposition to Romney -- and far from fading, his fortunes both within the party and within the culture are rising." (05/15/12)