Scott, your post title reminds me of that french sounding song from the South Park movie for some reason.

Anyway, I went with my Dad to the local Ron Paul Meetup group (Delaware County, PA) meeting again tonight. Though it’s obviously highly unlikely that Ron will be the second POTUS from PA, there’s still a lot of people who are willing to go out and canvas with door hanger thingies. I’m continuing to do it because I’d like to get the message out.

Stephan Molyneaux (who’s name I think I just butchered) had a “post-mortem” on the RP Revolution a little while back, and one of his points was that the message of liberty can now be spread cheap+fast via the Internet, but Americans still aren’t accepting it. I disagree with that, although I’m pessimistic, I think that the vast majority of Americans still don’t get most of their news from the Internet and TONS of people who are planning to vote haven’t even heard of Ron Paul. I’m reminded of the story I heard here about someone telling their friend who was going to vote for somebody for a dumb reason to vote for Dr. Paul instead and saying, “Oh, ok I’ll go vote for Ron Paul.”

I’m probably rambling at this point, but basically I agree with the Youtube video of Dr. Paul here: keep trying to get the message out and maybe things will get better. Public outrage does stop other awful shit the government tries to pull, afterall. And as libertarians we know that the state’s existence depends on the tacit consent (or according to Arthur Silber, support) of the governed.

I have to be up in 6 hours, so I’m going to bed now.

Blah, blah blaha… quitter!!!
I wasted my $400……
Well, I guess we are fucked… A hundred years of war and inflation….

…Ron Paul, and those who will succeed him are a Permanent Fixture in The American Political Spectrum.

Watching fox and friends this morning (yes Im a sad bastard) and one of the dumb blonde hosts said she was going to miss Ron Paul because he was so “quirky”.

I’m still hoping a freak mountain lion attack or something kills McCain before the convention.

Yes, he’ll still campaign, but he won’t with any expectation of winning.

I was cynical but hopeful in all of this. Anyone who spent his time and money on this campaign with Paul’s winning being the only positive outcome made a mistake. I spent my time and money knowing there could be a lot of possible outcomes but believing that there would be a lot of good done whatever happened.

evilpaul, I think that mountain lion might put Romney into the nomination.

I’m wondering why Tom Blanton thinks they don’t.

…Bovard oughta run for President next time.

Should I expect another Obama endorsement? I don’t seem to be following the Bizzarro logic.

…This God Damned War’s already projected to exceed a $5 Trillion Dollar “investment” towards Israeli indemnity. As for Iran? I’m not certain that once installed behind the joystick of The State, Killer McCain will lick Likud’s and AIPAC’s hands and thereby commit The Nation’s resources—and its Treasury as well as its debt to The PRC—to the second phase of “A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm.” Honest John didn’t get all those anti-War votes in The New Hampshire Primary without a good reason…Or at least I fervently hope he didn’t.

…yeah, I know, it’s crossed my mind more than once.

Whats up with this?

http://www.dailypaul.com/node/41511

Bruce Bolock ? … interesting name.

Here is my take, for what it is worth……

1) Ron Paul recognizes the fact that he will not win, nor will there be any brokered convention, and if McCain dropped dead tomorrow RP with his 40 - 50 delegates he would not be in a position to become the nominee…They would resurrect Romney/Huckabee or something.

2) There is still about $6 million left from the campaign…..and RP has no plans to endorse or cut a deal w/ McCain/the GOP establishment.

3) The “campaign” needs to DIVERSIFY - by getting paleocons/libertarian and other RP supporters to run for office and/or push specific issues.

4) RP wants his supporters to go to the remaining caucuses/primary elections and vote for him in those states as a way of sending a message….He has no belief that he will win….so he doesn’t want supporters operating on the belief that (electoral) victory is plausible, nor should victory be measured that way.

Scott: There is about $6 million left in the til….What could he do? … Set up a Constitutionalist PAC and promote the dozen or so congressman who have some measure of fealty to the Constitution (Walter Jones?)

The LP and CP are both in absolute chaos!

I’d vote for Bob Barr on the LP line.

Wayne Root is a fucking embarassment…..George Phillies has the personality of an enema….Kubby seems like a nice guy, but he’s not viable - even by LP standards…..

The CP is supposedly flirting with that self - promoting demagogue - Alan Keyes…. The only one from their camp I like is Chuck Baldwin - and he’s a little too socially conservative for me (even though I’m a strong Pro - Lifer)…. I know he supported RP and I’d return the favor by pulling the lever for him unless Barr is the Libertarian nominee…..

My 2C….

He’s a Lew Rockwell style Republican….He’s not particularly charismatic…..but I think he’s right on 90% of the issues and is definitely not an insider…. If he gets the Republican nod, I’ll vote for him in he general over Lautenberg or any other Dem candidate…but if he wins the primary (which may or may not happen)…he will get CRUSHED in the general…..As you well know NJ is not a Republican state….and when they do get in, its an establishment “moderate” like Kean or Whitman….

NJ is a shit state….with shit people… I know, I live here.