Todd Seavey over at National Review Online has written a great article on Ron Paul and why he would be the best candidate the Republicans could choose for 2008 – not only to beat Hillary, but to make our country a better place.
John Derbyshire is wrong to resist the Ron Paul Temptation. Embrace it. Embrace it: conservatives, libertarians, pro-lifers…Right-minded Americans, all.
Sure, Paul, currently hovering in the single digits in polls, looks at first glance like a textbook case of a fringe candidate. And that’s unfortunate, because he ought instead to be our next president — and would be if he made it to the general election, since in a one-on-one match-up with likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, he could fare remarkably well.
That means Paul’s greatest obstacle is the Republican primary process. Since he wants to do virtually everything conservatives have long dreamed of with the office of the presidency, what’s stalling his chances is a herd-like desire to vote for the candidate who already seems likely to win the primaries. Democrats won’t keep him from the White House; it would be tragic, then, if Republicans stopped him themselves.
It would be a shame if Ron Paul were to get swept aside as a “fringe” candidate by the Republicans. He’s the most conservative of the lot, plus he really doesn’t seem to be in it for power and glory, but for the chance to serve his nation. And I think it’s been a really long time since we had a true patriot in the White House.
