Paulistas Appalled 0
The Republican Party is resisting teabaggers’ attempts to turn the Republican National Convention into a celebration of Ron Paul. Daniel Ruth, recognizing that it’s the Republican, not the Libertarian, National Convention, is bemused:
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What seems lost on the tea party revelers, who love to claim a firm grasp of American history, is that the whole idea behind a presidential nominating convention is to officially nominate the party’s presidential candidate. Honest! It’s not about tossing hosannas at the chap who garnered less support than Pete Rose on a Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.
Why are they at the Republican National Convention?
One more time: Most Libertarians are Republicans who are ashamed to admit it (and justly so, one might add).