Ron Paul, the iconoclastic nine-term congressman from southeast Texas, took the first step Thursday toward launching a second presidential bid in 2008, this time as a Republican.I note some of the dullards on gun forums have already started naysaying this decision, which will lead eventually to accusations of wasting our votes and demands to fall in lockstep behind whatever gungrabber with an (R) after his name is imposed on us.
The immediate effect will be to convince gun owners that this is a lost cause and thus a waste of their time, money and effort, that is, to discourage us from getting behind this. If we listen to such unimaginitive (or manipulative) counsel, we will squander a grand opportunity to afford Dr. Paul a mass media forum for advancing his ideas and educating our countrymen on liberty.
[Via JR, Kurt , and Tom]