Rand Paul Endorsed Mitt Romney

Yesterday, Rand Paul, the son of Ron Paul, endorsed Mitt Romney.

"So, uh, Dad.  Here's the thing..."

At first, I felt betrayed.  I even tweeted an angry 140 character nastygram to the Senator expressing my dislike.  I may have also hit up his Facebook page.  And ranted on some forums.

But now I'm over it.  Rand is not his father, and I realize that he has political aspirations of his own.  He has undoubtedly noticed that Ron Paul's bid for the presidency the last three times hasn't worked according to plan mainly due to Ron not playing ball with the establishment.  Now, I must admit, that's the very reason I like him. He almost always sticks to principle.  However, it's very difficult to get anything done when you have the mighty establishment against you.

The real question is WHY Rand endorsed Romney.  It's, of course, one of two reasons.  Either Mitt Romney / the establishment has offered Rand something for his endorsement, or could it possibly be that Rand is simply doing what he has said he would do a thousand times: endorse the eventual nominee.

Of course the primary isn't over yet, but Ron has all but given up.  It doesn't matter to his supporters, though.  The revolution plows on, gathering as many delegates as possible to try to attempt an upset at Tampa in August.  Most supporters don't particularly care if Ron wants to be President or not, and are ready to draft him into the big seat if at all possible.

Pictured above: a war cry for freedom.

Looking forward past this election, though, one thing remains clear: the Liberty Movement is much more than about one man.  It's changing the national conversation.  No longer is the question "how big should government be?"  The new question is "what, exactly, is the role of government?"  Should the fascist police state continue in until we feel completely safe from every outside danger, or should we scale back the oppression and take responsibility for ourselves and our own protection?  

It's a good and valid conversation to have.  At this juncture, it's unclear which side will win.  I would hope that everyone who is reading this will participate in the conversation though.  Speak to friends and family members about what you would like to see happen in this country.  Convert the ones that you can convert.  Maybe, just this once, we should try freedom and see what happens.  What do you think?