Joe Biden–A Brilliant Pick
He’s outspoken, he says crazy things, and he loves attention. It is inevitable that Biden will soon say something controversial that draws the whole of the media’s attention. What a great way to create a diversion for a candidate at the top of the ticket who says a whole lot of, well…nothing. Just because Bush’s [...]
Sure, You Say That Now…
Ron Paul on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Despite the long-term damage to the economy inflicted by the government’s interference in the housing market, the government’s policy of diverting capital to other uses creates a short-term boom in housing. Like all artificially-created bubbles, the boom in housing prices cannot last forever. When housing prices fall, [...]
Feeling Better About My Contribution
You know what? I’ll admit that I’ve been a little disheartened that I contributed to Ron Paul’s campaign and haven’t seen much come of it recently, at least until he announced his new organization (let’s call it what it is–a PAC) to campaign for liberty. Then I read this comment by Hungry Mother: At the [...]
Ron Paul Drops Out of Race
I’ll give you a second to make your “he was never really in it was he?” joke here and chuckle. Finished? Ok. He’s launching a new project called Campaign for Liberty to keep the rEVOLution going. The site says it’s still in beta–I guess that’s why you have to scroll all the way to the [...]
Libertarian Party Convention
So I just got a chance to watch last night’s Libertarian Presidential candidates’ debate and the candidates speeches leading up to the nomination, and I gotta tell ya–not that excited about Bob Barr as the nominee. I’m sure he’ll get more votes than most of the other candidates could have, but I’m not sure that [...]
Bidding for Ron Paul’s Donor List
David Weigel was on C-SPAN tonight talking about the Libertarian Party convention, and he brought up something that’s pretty interesting regarding Ron Paul’s donor list. That’s a pretty valuable list. It’s very long, and made up of people who are willing to donate money for a political cause–enough money to cause a problem for somebody, [...]
Pouring The Coals
It doesn’t seem like very long ago that The Missus and I would spend way too much time watching something boring on TV or being distracted from writing by some other excuse. But for the last week or so it seems like we’ve been doing very little but writing. Last night we had to actually [...]
Ron Paul’s Campaign Over, Sorta
From ABC: In the video, Paul did not use the words “drop out,” opting instead to say the campaign is “winding down,” and he encourages supporters to still cast votes for him. But he referred to his campaign in the past tense. I know I can spin this in a pro-Paul way. Â Hang on–let me [...]
An Open Post-It Note To Card Carrying Republicans
I’m sorry that the guy you have apparently nominated isn’t conservative enough for you. I feel the same way. Maybe you should have considered this situation a possibility before you labeled the most conservative choice presented to you as a kook. There’s a chance the blood letting in November will cleanse your party, but it’s more [...]
Why and How Ron Paul Will Run Third Party
Justin at Donklephant criticizes him for staying in the Republican race, but I don’t think he sees the full picture. But no, keep chasing a GOP nomination that you have no hopes of winning. Throw good money at a losing cause. Good luck with that. If I were Ron Paul, I’d be thinking just the [...]
