Roll Call:"Grass-Roots Love Protects Ron Paul"

[sailingaway]

http://cdn.rollcall.com/media/newspics/paul121010.jpg

They'd better know it!


http://www.rollcall.com/news/-201388-1.html

[Ethek]

Just was about to link that. I love the 'untouchable' line right below the badass picture.

[TonyFromTheBronx]

FULL ARTICLE

In the House Republican Conference, Rep. Ron Paul is untouchable.

For a Member who operates as a loner and has ignored his leadership’s directives for years, the Texas Republican is given an amount of leeway rarely allocated to rank-and-file Members, let alone those who stand to hold positions of power in the House.

But most Members don’t have the massive Libertarian following Paul has maintained since his unsuccessful bid for president in 2008.

[MOD snip..CJ]

[Ethek]

I usually try not to link the full article if its something positive and gives the site traffic.

[DjLoTi]

he has 2 million for a campaign already?

[cswake]

Asked if his support base had helped him keep his position, Paul smiled and said he didn’t know, but he was sure his fans would have been unhappy if he was slighted.

Damn right they (we) would be: http://www.rlc.org/2010/12/07/rlc-gathers-coalition-to-support-ron-paul-chairmanship-bid/


Dear Speaker-elect Boehner and Chairman-elect Bachus:

When word went out last week that there may be an effort to block Congressman Ron Paul’s appointment as Chair of the Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, grassroots Republicans, Tea Party members and advocates of constitutionally limited government were alarmed. The implied message of such an action is one of indifference towards the concerns of those who helped put the Republican Party back in the majority, winning you new positions of leadership. We urge you to remember the voters who remembered you in November and give your support to Congressman Paul.

[sailingaway]

I usually try not to link the full article if its something positive and gives the site traffic.

I don't copy it for both that reason and because Michael N got sued by a lawfirm that gets copyrights to articles then goes around sueing people who link them on the internet and use more than 3 paragraphs of text. (I think it is abuse of process, but defending the case is no fun, and expensive.) I don't want to be the reason Josh and Brian get sued.

[sailingaway]

he has 2 million for a campaign already?

Left over.

He's a fiscal conservative, remember?

He had everyone donate to Rand instead of to him, this year.

[DjLoTi]

So he can use that 2 million for a 2012 run?

[sailingaway]

So he can use that 2 million for a 2012 run?

He could. But $2 million isn't much.

If he runs, I want him to get whomever Rand had doing commercials.

YouTube - RAND PAUL- MACHINE TV AD.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APq-a7m2lYE)

YouTube - "Rand's Plan" - Rand Paul For US Senate - Kentucky - 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVorVi8gCJM)

[TheTyke]

He could. But $2 million isn't much.

If he runs, I want him to get whomever Rand had doing commercials.

YouTube - RAND PAUL- MACHINE TV AD.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APq-a7m2lYE)

YouTube - "Rand's Plan" - Rand Paul For US Senate - Kentucky - 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVorVi8gCJM)

Yes, yes, yes! Yet another thing we have going for us that we didn't last time. 2012 could be awesome!!

[Matt Collins]

Good article