Liberty Maven

Prior to Ron Paul entering the presidential race I was never deemed a conspiracy nut nor a racist. I was never labeled a “moonbat” nor a “something”-tard. I was just a 36 year old libertarian leaning guy who went to work every day with career ambitions and came home to my two children and wife. Things are a little different now.

Because I chose to support Ron Paul for President through donations, time, and effort I’m now considered by some to be all of the things above. I’m regularly called a “Paultard” by a nice gentleman at work (Thanks Wonkette). I constantly read the “moonbat” and “racist” charge on forums and news/blog comments all over the web. I only take mild offense at these comments. Mostly it just makes me sad. Sad at what America has become. Sad that the general populace devours the media like fish on hooked bait oblivious to the danger that lies within.

People actually think John McCain has good character. People actually believe that Barack Obama stands for change. People actually believe Hillary Clinton dodged bullets in Bosnia. People actually still take George Bush seriously. Well, some people do.

The reality is Hillary Clinton is socialism. Barack Obama is socialism squared, and John McCain is whatever he wants you to think he is, depending on the day of the week. He talks like a conservative at times. He talks like a liberal other times. The only appropriate category for him seems to be: Pseudo-fascist political opportunist. For those that believe he is a “straight talking maverick” please answer me one question: Why does he always have to tell us about it? Shouldn’t it be evident? The only saving grace is that he doesn’t do it in the third person like Bob Dole did back in 1996. McCain is a mythical maverick and talks straight only out of his hindquarters. If there ever was a candidate who reeked of say one thing and do another once in office it is John McCain.

These are the choices we have for President? And I as a Ron Paul supporter am supposed to be the nutjob? No, I’m no nutjob. I’m still just a 36 year old American male with a lovely wife and wonderful kids trying to carve out a happy life for my family and my fellow humans just like millions of other people out there who may or may not support Ron Paul.

I do question the sanity of an America who gives us these choices for President. When Laura Ingraham introduced Ron Paul during the Ames Iowa Straw poll in the midst of the so-called Paultards yelling for their candidate, and joked, “the inmates have left the asylum“, she was being a bit prophetic. The inmates have indeed left the asylum, but now we want it back. The inmates are those who believe in liberty and the Constitution. The asylum is the Republican Party.

It’s only a matter of time.