Political payoff case threatens to upset Mitch McConnell campaign

E-Mails Raise New Questions About GOP 2012 Campaign Favors

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Rand Paul Rewrites Himself And His Father

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New Extremist Think Tank Is Born, And Ron Paul's The Daddy

New Extremist Think Tank Is Born, And Ron Paul's The Daddy
"Remember how Ron Paul said he only wrote the economic parts of his newsletters and the racist bits were written by someone else? Except then when the newsletters were challenged because they also had whacko conspiracy truther theories in them he also blamed that on other people even though the newsletters went out under his name? Remember that?"

GOP Rep: NRA Plan To Put Guns In Schools Would Create ‘Orwellian Surveillance State’

GOP Rep: NRA Plan To Put Guns In Schools Would Create ‘Orwellian Surveillance State’: Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) blasted National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre’s plan to put armed guards in school, worrying that it would lead to “an Orwellian police state in America.” Paul, a libertarian most famous for his numerous presidential runs, connected the NRA proposal to onerous TSA regulations in statement on his [...]/p

Ron Paul's Farewell Speech in Congress Lays Bare His Hatred for "Pure Democracy," and Love of Oligarchy | Alternet

Ron Paul's Farewell Speech in Congress Lays Bare His Hatred for "Pure Democracy," and Love of Oligarchy | Alternet
"Rep. Ron Paul, an icon to the libertarian Right and to some on the anti-war Left, gave a farewell address to Congress that expressed his neo-Confederate interpretation of the Constitution and his anti-historical view of the supposedly good old days of laissez-faire capitalism.

In a near-hour-longrambling speech on Nov. 14, Paul also revealed himself to be an opponent of “pure democracy” because government by the people and for the people tends to infringe on the “liberty” of businessmen who, in Paul’s ideal world, should be allowed to do pretty much whatever they want to the less privileged."

GOP Delegate Dares To Challenge Voting Machine Integrity in Platform Meeting

GOP Delegate Dares To Challenge Voting Machine Integrity in Platform Meeting
"Brad breaks it down much better than I do, but it was a fascinating case study in watching a genuine grassroots effort by a likely Ron Paul delegate get shot down in flames subtly, carefully, and completely. No ballot integrity for the Grand Ole Party. That would be too much like fairness."