And he’s not too fond of McCain.
From CNN:
In an interview on The Situation Room, Paul told Wolf Blitzer that endorsing Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, “would really confuse” his supporters “because they know we have a precise program and we have to defend that program.”
Having a Republican win the upcoming presidential election [...]

Looks like the Libertarians are going to field a candidate who could actually have a voice in the conversation this year…thanks to the groundwork laid by Paul.
From Philly.com:
Bob Barr, former GOP congressman from Georgia, is an all-but-announced presidential candidate – as a Libertarian.
The possibility of a run by Barr has sent shudders through the mainstream [...]

Ron Paul supporters are nothing if not passionate, and they’ve pushed his book to the top spot on the biggest online retail site in the world.
From CNN:
“The Revolution: A Manifesto”, released earlier this month, is currently No. 1 on the Web site’s list of top sellers, besting even Oprah’s latest Book Club selection.
“Despite a media [...]

If you followed Ron Paul’s candidacy closely, you’ll want to read this…
Before the election, pollsters such as John Zogby and Scott Rasmussen thought Paul might come in third place. [...] But Paul finished in a momentum-sapping fifth place, polling worse than he did in Iowa even after spending $3.6 million in the state. Only [...]

First off, I know a lot of you Paulites have told me you’ve read what was printed in the newsletters and you don’t think it was all that bad. Well, fair enough. That’s your opinion and I respect your right to make it. Of course I completely disagree, but that’s neither here or there at [...]

Over at Poligazette Jason Steck ruminates about the demise of Dr. No, and while I do agree that Paul is going to find it impossible to dig out from under the weight of nearly a decades’ worth of newsletters and 1-800 number, I think he started something that will live beyond him. The only question [...]

I don’t want to repeat what Justin wrote down below, so for anyone who cares, my thoughts on the Ron Paul newsletters are over at Midtopia.

For a year the idea had haunted me, and Thursday night it returned more insistently than ever. If a Democrat became a Republican in San Francisco, what adjustments would he have to make? What is it like to experience discrimination based on political belief…

An oldie but a goodie.

A reader writes:
I’ve been a big L Libertarian for close to 30 years. I registered Republican to support Ron Paul. Every time I hear Libertarians quibbling about minutia over Ron Paul, I can’t help but think of an exchange from Monty Python’s Life of Brian movie (I know, I know, quoting this movie automatically nullifies [...]

This morning, Will Hinton sent me a post with the alarming title “Libertarian Enemy Number One: Ron Paul.” Since I follow nearly anything related to the Ron Paul phenomenon, I checked it out.
The gist of the post is that Paul’s answer to the YouTube debate question about the Council of Foreign Relations and secret plans [...]

Yesterday I wrote about “The Rise Of The New Libertarianism” and today I read an article that makes a lot of the points I discussed, and then some.
Specifically, it talks about how more and more libertarians are speaking out
The lefty Internet titan Markos “Daily Kos” Moulitsas penned a widely read manifesto last year pegging the [...]

Washington Times has an article about the growing number of “Celebertarians” and how they’re just one indication of a growing third way movement in this country.
For instance…
Comedian Drew Carey can be seen on a series of funny-but-not-kidding Internet-TV episodes sponsored by the Reason Foundation, a Los Angeles-based think tank. So far, Mr. Carey has recommended [...]

Well, how about that? I missed this announcement, but it’s great news. Good to see more people talking about freedom.
In this episode, Carey shines the spotlight on eminent domain laws gone wild. As the site explains…
Officials in National City, a predominantly Hispanic community near San Diego, have pushed to bulldoze a popular athletic center for [...]

This is just one poll, but it’s telling that this early on he’d pull so much national support.
From Rasmuseen:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found Hillary Clinton leading Rudy Giuliani by three percentage points in a four-way race that includes Ron Paul running as a Libertarian candidate and Ralph Nader representing the Green [...]

The media blitz continues.

Video courtesy of Voxant’s TheNewsRoom
In other news, Paul seems to be polling higher in New Hampshire…
Romney led all Republicans with 33%, followed by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani with 22% and Arizona Sen. John McCain with 13%. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee each had 7%, with [...]

If the Republicans alienate the libertarian swing vote by continuing to make bonehead moves like banning Paul in Idaho – they lose the White House. If Republicans find a way to retain most of that vote regardless of whether Paul wins the nomination – the Republicans keep the White House. The way to retain that vote is for the Republicans to move in a libertarian direction and find their inner “Ron Paul”. This is the meaning of Ron Paul – Republican.

Who is Aaron Russo?
He produced the movie Trading Places and the television series Wise Guys. But more importantly, he directed the movie America: Freedom to Fascism about our rights and it’s freely available on Google Video.

Rest in peace.