sheer potentiality

I was reflecting recently on the insurgent, internet-driven candidacy of Ron Paul and I realized something incredible just now.Ron Paul is the libertarian Jesus.Now, I don’t necessarily mean that he’s the savior of libertarians, or that if we repent to him our sins of statism and fiat currency he will bring us political and economic salvation. I’m not too hip on the gold standard anyway, but I think he represents a positive step forward for the popularity of libertarian thinking, particularly in leftist circles. I’ve always thought libertarians wasted too much time coalitioning with the crony capitalist Bible-thumpers of the right and not enough time coalitioning with our fellow non-interventionist civil libertarians on the left. Sure, they’ve got that socialist thinking going on, but even leftists will agree that real capitalism beats crony capitalism any day. And yes, this makes it even stranger that Ron Paul is a Republican, but when I see people like this compare Ron Paul to Kucinich or Gravel, I really wonder.But think about it. Jesus ministered to the prostitutes and tax collectors; Ron Paul ministers to the gold bugs, conspiracy nuts, marijuana advocates, and disaffected leftist hippies. And, just like Jesus, Ron Paul has a very enthusiastic group of folks who really like his message and want to tell everyone about it. And if you ever say a bad word about either of them, then their supporters are coming to your blog.