And has since Ann Richards was Gov.
Can the country make it thru another Compassionate Conservative?
Why is Ron Paul being ignored? It must be too scary to even think about going back to the original intent of the Constitution?
Because Ron Paul is not electable.
I'd vote for RP in a heartbeat if he got the nomination, but everyone who likes to harp on how RP gets an unfair deal in the media and the electoral process is forgetting his huge negatives. Namely, old, kooky and un photo/telegenic and can be tripped up with the American middle where elections are decided in a five minute interview with questions about WOD/Pot, prostitution, and how 9/11 was "America's Fault". And he'll be done for.
I have much higher hopes for Rand Paul, who seems to have a much better understanding of how to play the "Libertarian double-agent wolf in Conservative sheep's clothing"-game much better.
We have a choice between making a principled stand with RP, and getting four more years of Obama and probably continued Democrat control of the Senate because there's no "coat tails" to ride with a POTUS electoral victory. And avoiding driving over a cliff into another Great Depression, and permanently cemented socialist control of the U.S. because we've finally tipped over the 50/50 line of no-return between "eaters" and "producers".
Frankly, RP is the exception that proves the rule to me that the Libertarians "Orange cheetos fingers in mom's basement"-image is largely an earned one, because they can only get ginned up for a Hail-Mary end-zone 100yard play for POTUS, and not make significant gains in city and state politics and actually build a base.