Ok, so I have been out of touch for the past few months... like really out of touch... as in more-or-less living under that proverbial rock. Kinda roomy under there. Echos a bit, though. Anyways... feel free to slap me around with an idiot stick if this is not surprising to you.

However, if Fox News is to be trusted (which, really, is anyone's guess), Ron Paul just retired from the Presidential race.

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WHAT?

Was I the only one who was thinking that crackpot... wait... nutcase... hold on, I can find a better word... whackjob... er... blinded idealist... gimme a second... mayor-of-the-loony-bin... gorram it, I give up... that sophont had gracefully given up on that whole "President" thing months ago?

Silly me.

But wait! It gets better! He has not really given up on his campaign... nooo.... he has shifted its gears to a "Campaign for Liberty". A what?

The work of the Campaign for Liberty will take many forms. We will educate our fellow Americans in freedom, sound money, non-interventionism, and free markets. We’ll have our own commentaries and videos on the news of the day. I’ll work with friends I respect to design materials for homeschoolers.

Politically, we’ll expand the great work of our precinct leader program. We’ll make our presence felt at every level of government, where just a few people with our level of enthusiasm can make a world of difference. We’ll keep an eye on Congress and lobby against legislation that threatens us. We’ll identify and support political candidates who champion our great ideas against the empty suits the party establishments offer the public.

We will be a permanent presence on the American political landscape. That I promise you. We’re not about to let all this good work die. To the contrary, with your help we’re going to make it grow – by leaps and bounds.

So, lemme get this straight... he is going to end up doing the exact same thing he has been doing for the past umpteen years of his political career... that no one gave a flying squirrel's left foot about in the past.

Good luck with that.