“Every time the Republican Party, which has the look of a scared gang of WASP placeholders, tries to reach out, it continues to weaken our already eroded constitutional liberties. Unlike the Democrats, who are multicultural, big-government maniacs but who know what they are, the Republicans are merely greasy operators. They pretend to be interested in “getting government off our backs” but expand the welfare state and federal control over education while unleashing costly wars of choice. And they would sell their mothers into slavery to receive the endorsement of the NAACP or to elicit a compliment from Abe Foxman. Although I could not conceive of the Democrats courting Phyllis Schlafly or Burt Blumert, I could easily imagine the big-tent Republicans at Heritage groveling before the ADL. They did it last month….”

Paul Gottfried at Lew Rockwell.

On the other hand, Paul fans should probably adopt candidate’s own demeanour – refuse to grovel to power but conduct yourself civilly at all time.
” This,” says Bob Murphy, ” is the way to win a revolution based on love.”

There I have to make a qualification. On my part, I am not interested in revolutions. And we are all suffocating from love….or what passes for it in PC-speak.  It’s a revolution, yes, but a revolution based on respect — a far more satisfying thing than love. Self-respect…and respect for others.