It’s been a long time since I’ve written here. I think I need to start again, primarily because I need a vent for politics.
It’s election time again. Four years ago, I was tired enough of political games that I wasn’t going to bother investing any energy into it. Then I took a silly online poll that was supposed to tell me my candidate. After answering the questions, I was told my candidate was some guy named Ron Paul.
I hadn’t heard of him. So I looked him up. Then everything changed.
I think this blog was called “Restless Reformer” back in those days. If you were reading me back then, you probably remember my writing a lot about him, and losing energy when the “newsletter” scandal hit (though I did write what I think was a reasonable response and argument for continuing to support him). I came close to retracting support for him entirely, but after a lot of careful consideration, I’m still very much a part of the “Revolution.”
This GOP primary will be his last regular exposure on the national stage. He’ll not be running for Congress again. He’ll certainly have a continuing presence on news networks and the Campaign for Liberty. But this is really the last big hurrah for Dr. Paul himself to have the kind of popularity to allow him to shape the political conversation.
He won’t get the nomination. In reality, we need a younger, more articulate, and perhaps more politically savvy spokesperson for these ideas. But I’m going to write and argue that he should get the nomination, and hopefully play a small role in getting the limited government, sound money, and non-interventionist foreign policy messages out there.
