Fantasyland

Well, folks, I’m a dreamer. You wouldn’t think it, would you? You’ve got me down as some hard-core conservative, deeply rooted in the dog-eat-dog mentality of big business and corporate greed. A carnivore with big teeth. But you’re wrong. It’s true, I don’t indulge in wishful thinking, but when it comes to “wishing,” I’m as bad as you Libs. Worse. I tend to detail my dreams. You leave your wishes vague, so you can twist and turn them for your thinking.

But enough about us – you and me. I want to talk about something I think we’d all like.

Remember Ron Paul? The man who made so much sense we all stopped talking and listened when it was his turn in the debates? Every time he opened his mouth he gave us a lesson in how it really is, and why it is that way, and what we have to do get rid of it. He talked economics. He talked war. He talked Constitution. He became very popular. People of both parties loved him. They loved the way he spoke to them. He treated them like intelligent beings who could understand their world if they were given the facts. He gave them the facts. Contributions poured in. Many millions on some days. The media had to treat him like a candidate. And so they asked if there was any Republican he could run with. Dr. Paul looked startled that he’d even been asked the question because, “There’s the war!” he said reprovingly. However, when asked if there was any Democrat he could run with, he said, as if of course we all know, “Well, there’s Dennis. Dennis and I are friends.”

Do you remember Dennis Kucinich? About as well as you remember Ron Paul. The media decided we’d had our fun. They got rid of these two principled people. Principled people could cramp their style. Who wants to listen to them? They were ruled out of the debates. And out of our minds. But not out of our hearts, and I know you feel good, right now, thinking about these two imps who disagree on almost everything, (the war is the exception) and are nevertheless friends, because below all their disagreements there is something that unites them. The Constitution they’ve pledged an oath to uphold.

And they’re good men. Concerned more with the plight of mankind than with the next election. And not at all with the care and feeding of fat cats. And these two men stick to their guns. They don’t put them back in their holsters at the sight of a bowl of Tender Treats.

The media tried to stamp out Ron Paul like a fire. But he’s alive and burning, and bringing his show to the Republican convention. Well, not exactly. His three day gala is down the block. What does this mean, folks? He’s having his own party. Has he deserted his? Could this party become a Party? A Political Party? Don’t we wish. He’s said he won’t do that. Well then why is he having his own bash? He calls it the Rally for the Republic. It’s happening right around the corner. Everybody’s invited, and it looks like everybody’s coming. By rail, by van, by bus ... even a contingent walking 280 miles, from Madison. It’s a movement! The activities will culminate in a big arena event with rock stars, political stars and a Sinatra impersonator (probably to sing “My Way.”) Tickets are “17.76”.

The Rally for the Republic is the kick-off of the Campaign for Liberty. Remember all that money Dr.Paul collected? This is where it’s going. To inject some new, old ideas into our national psyche: Individual liberty. Constitutional government. Sound money. Free markets. Non-interventionist foreign policy.

Maybe you don’t like one or two of these things. (I’ll bet you can guess which one I don’t like.) But basically, wouldn’t you stand behind Ron Paul? When asked about marijuana, the good doctor said (and I paraphrase) it’s a freedom issue – if you’re not hurting anybody else, it’s not their business; you’d think they’d have learned their lesson from prohibition. We don’t need a federal bureaucracy to keep people from doing dangerous things. Their parents teach them that. The world is full of dangers. It’s not the fed’s business to override state laws.

So here’s my dream, people. Everybody gets on the Ron Paul bandwagon as it passes through town. He’s already had to move his event to a bigger venue. Let’s make it impossible to hold all of us. Let everybody show. And let them go to the convention. And change the electors’ minds. And nominate Ron Paul who picks Dennis Kucinich as his Vice.

Sweet dreams are made of these.

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/