He's Baaaaa-aaaaaaack!!!

Prepare for the inevitable -Loompa Apocalypse!!

Is anyone surprised? Maybe he can get his asshole son to be his running mate.

How to explain your dead campaign to a dead hare:

I liked Ron Paul a lot better than Sarah Palin or Donald Trump.
I know that's not saying a lot, but...

I like getting punched in the arm better than I like getting punched in the nuts or throat.

I like it when bad stuff doesn't happen myself....

I don't really care who they trot out to lose to Obama. They don't have anyone that can beat him and they know it. The thirty-three Senate seats up for grabs are more interesting/important, IMO, as the Republicans have a better than good change of regaining the majority there, at which point all kind of bad shit is going to happen for at least two years.

I'm not so sure. While this could potentially be one outcome, I think it's just as likely that the Democrats maintain a (narrow) majority.

For one thing, Democratic and progressive organizations have decided to play the Republican's game (in the wake of the SCOTUS' Citizens United decision). That means there will be a hell of a lot more money being poured into unsupported media campaigns targeting incumbent Republicans an newcomer's alike. For another, the field of ultraconservative challengers likely to get elected in Republican primaries against Democratic incumbents might make a number of potential Republicans gag, that isn't to say that a few might slip through, after all, 33 is an awfully high number to defend.

I suppose it's really too early to speculate as anything can happen over the next year, in the end though I suspect it will come down to overall voter motivation and turnout. Hopefully people aren't completely disgusted with either party to the point of staying home (hey, they could always vote 3rd...) One thing I feel confident predicting though is that 2012 will be the most expensive year in political history ever.

Regarding Paul's presidential aspirations, all I can say is...

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OH THE HUMANITY!

I don't disagree that the Dems could end up maintaining a majority, but I suspect that it will end up very close either way, and as I said, the Senate races are the ones that deserve the most attention, as it is very important for people who traditionally vote against irrationality to get out and do so in 2012.

Can't they find any non-insane libertarians like former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson?