This is great!

Thanks Laura! :)

Pretty much. He is picking his battles carefully. It almost makes me wonder if his NDAA vote was purely a political ploy.

Thank you! Expect more as this semester comes to a close. :) And you are right regarding Rand Paul vs. Ron Paul. Ron Paul, being one out of 435, can afford to vote against a lot of bills. If political progression in Rand's goal, then he cannot really afford to be a thorn in the GOP's side. I just hope he puts up a good fight in defense of liberty.

Hopefully more good news after all of this!

I guessed Newt Gingrich!

Agree with Doug Wead. Unprincipled partisans (in this context, Republicans and so-called "tea party") are all too willing to see their fellow citizens arrested for exercising their inalienable right to peacefully assemble (in a public space!). And I have heard frightening rhetoric calling the pepper-spray and the injuries as somehow justifiable. Partisanship continues to divide this country and will destroy it in the end.

Called it!

Thank you, Georg.

Thank you, Laura. Always appreciate your insight.

I have to ask, since my knowledge of Republican primaries extend only to 2000 and it was not until 2007 that I even paid attention to the whole thing, is there precedent for this?

If indeed that Ron Paul's support have grown (even to just 15%), this is going to be a problem for any Republican nominee not named Paul. The eventual nominee is going to have to deal with a large segment of voters that will not, under any circumstance, vote for them. So why bother? Easy to just ignore that group. But here is the catch: many of those supporters unwilling to vote for another big government Republican are quite willing to cross party lines and vote for Obama. I knew many people that cast their votes for Obama when the choice came down to between McCain and Obama. I honestly believe that Rick Perry will lose to Obama. It is much too soon for yet another right-wing progressive from Texas to be president. People have not forgotten Bush.

You are most welcome, Mrs. Hagemann. His death will not be in vain; I will always remember his story every time I despair and think about giving up my antiwar activism. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

At nearly 5,000 people, we could make the argument that it has expanded.

Thank you, Angela. That was a good debate, especially the back-and-forth between Pawlenty and Bachmann, and Santorum and Paul. Though, as I was saying to someone on Twitter, it is not exactly a fair match between Santorum and Paul: Paul wiped the floor with Santorum.

One of the things I struggle with in organizing events is making sure that the credit goes where it is due when journalists report on my events. I make sure, through branding and in press releases, to let people know who is hosting it.

It is because he is antiwar. That alone makes him crazy and fringe.

I hope Tim Pawlenty wins the nomination. After 12 years of Bush policies, we need a real liberal in the White House. EDIT: I totally tweeted this.

I read somewhere that he was a front-runner. So he has been vetted by the corporate media.

Sweet. Thank you for this Eric. Shared everywhere.

On the other hand, that is pretty damn cool that the RevPac is doing things!

That is an awful photo of Ron Paul.

Thank you, Eric! And yes, I have posted stuff from Copyfascim Watch here before. It should be under the "Copyfight" category (I have not transferred the posts from the old blog to the new blog, hence why the current blog is bare). http://redstateeclectic.typepad.com/redstate_commentary/copyfight/

Though, I do object to people's attempt to deny its inherent Christian message. While they are right to say there is not a Christian allegory, it does not need to be as Middle Earth is inherently Christian. I recognize that even as an atheist.

Well, actually, Tolkien intensely disliked allegories! If there are any allegorical connections to be made, it is entirely the readers' creation. Which does not make it invalid at all.