Time for the Paul Bearers to Pack it in and Bring Their Signs Home

Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX), greets supporters following The Des Moines Register Presidential Debate in Johnston, Iowa.
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Message to the Paulistinians from your Constitutional Messiah....

Message from Ron

Whoa! What a year this has been. And what achievements we have had. If I may quote Trotsky of all people, this Revolution is permanent. It will not end at the Republican convention. It will not end in November. It will not end until we have won the great battle on which we have embarked. Not because of me, but because of you. Millions of Americans -- and friends in many other countries -- have dedicated themselves to the principles of liberty: to free enterprise, limited government, sound money, no income tax, and peace. We will not falter so long as there is one restriction on our persons, our property, our civil liberties. How much I owe you. I can never possibly repay your generous donations, hard work, whole-hearted dedication and love of freedom. How blessed I am to be associated with you. Carol, of course, sends her love as well.

Let me tell you my thoughts. With Romney gone, the chances of a brokered convention are nearly zero. But that does not affect my determination to fight on, in every caucus and primary remaining, and at the convention for our ideas, with just as many delegates as I can get. But with so many primaries and caucuses now over, we do not now need so big a national campaign staff, and so I am making it leaner and tighter. Of course, I am committed to fighting for our ideas within the Republican party, so there will be no third party run. I do not denigrate third parties -- just the opposite, and I have long worked to remove the ballot-access restrictions on them. But I am a Republican, and I will remain a Republican.

I also have another priority. I have constituents in my home district that I must serve. I cannot and will not let them down. And I have another battle I must face here as well. If I were to lose the primary for my congressional seat, all our opponents would react with glee, and pretend it was a rejection of our ideas. I cannot and will not let that happen.

In the presidential race and the congressional race, I need your support, as always. And I have plans to continue fighting for our ideas in politics and education that I will share with you when I can, for I will need you at my side. In the meantime, onward and upward! The neocons, the warmongers, the socialists, the advocates of inflation will be hearing much from you and me.

Sincerely,

Ron

I kind of miss the days when conservative blogs would be flooded by Paulbots spamming up the comments section lecturing about the Constitution, minutia distinctions on isolationism and noninterventionism, undeclared wars, neocons, blowback, "if China invaded how would we like it", and on and on with the same exact talking points.

I will congratulate them on making a spirited effort, and making this election year interesting. I applaud Ron Paul in choosing to remain in the Republican Party and continue fighting for his ideas; trying to bring about change from within one of the two major parties is the right approach. And I will begrudgingly acknowledge that Ron Paul is not all wrong; that some of his ideas have merit, and should be welcomed into the Republican Party dialogue.

So....just one question to the Paul Reverists: Who will you be voting for and supporting, in '08?

Hat tip: Gateway Pundit

Cross-posted at Flopping Aces