Where We Go From Ron Paul
 Thursday, June 19th, 2008

So, a ton of you have been asking us what we're going to do now that Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has dropped out of the presidential race. As you may know, ConnieTalk has been an avid supporter of Paul's campaign over the last 17 months, and we were devastated to hear over our vacation that Paul officially dropped his bid for the Republican candidacy.

Indeed, in a touching post on his website last week, Paul wrote that he decided to end his campaign for the Presidency, urging voters to "take the energy [the] campaign has awakened and channel it into long-term efforts to take back our country." Dr. Paul promised to "move the revolution forward" with new plans forming over the next few months, and closed with the statement, "I will work until my last breath on behalf of this great message."

In our humble opinion, Ron Paul is one of the wisest, most articulate and astute, and truly genuine politicians and speakers of our time. We're still working on his first book, "A Foreign Policy Of Freedom," and have "Revolution: A Manifesto" waiting next on the shelf.

We will be keeping up on Ron Paul news, so rest assured that that will not change. We also find it a smart move for Paul to have released this bit after all of the primaries - this announcement probably received the most press coverage for Paul since his supporters' December moneybomb record (blatantly unfair? Yes).

Anyhow, as far as voting goes...we weren't trying to ignore any of you, we just honestly don't know where we go from here. The way I see it, I have four options still in consideration:

1. Write in Ron Paul in the General Election.

2. Learn more about Bob Barr, the former Republican Congressman from Georgia whom Paul "pseudo-endorsed."

3. Vote for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

4. Not vote at all.

But since I'm of the firm opinion that anything's better than John McCain, it will probably be one of the first 3. And I'm up for justified opinions!

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