badgenome said:
I don't think Paul is all that talented, honestly. He's more genuine and has a better understanding of - and more respect for - the Constitution than the average politician (which is not really saying much), but he doesn't really do all that great a job articulating why he believes what he believes. I like him and agree with him on most things, so the fact that he succeeds in making himself look like such a fucking oddball all the time makes me sad. (Although even at his absolute nuttiest, he's still the sanest man in Washington by a damn sight.) I kind of think no Republican with an actual shot at becoming president wanted to go up against Obama because they know the media has his back and the whole thing boils down to a sort of beauty contest anyway thanks to an increasingly unsophisticated electorate, rendering Obama essentially unbeatable even in a shitty economy. Since it's just kind of Romney's "turn" after he's spent most of the past decade running for president, he's the one who gets to play Bob Dole to Obama's Clinton, and the serious contenders will try their hand in 2016, assuming the country makes it that far. |
). The latter is nearly impossible but if you can't do that you make sure to do the former.Isn't that the same as Democrats vs Bush Jr? We didn't see any decent candidates until Bush was out either.
Tease.
