The Consequences Of Fantasy
Allegedly Republican U.S. Representative Ron Paul has vacuumed up millions of dollars in contributions to his wacky, windmill-tilting, all-around malodorous gadflying presidential campaign, but meanwhile, back in his Texas district, he’s got a GOP challenger, and that challenger is leaving the elderly bizarro in the fundraising dust (via Newsmax):
Ron Paul has received massive financial support in his run for the presidency, but he’s also seeking re-election in his congressional district — and trailing his opponent in campaign financing.
As of December 31, Chris Peden, a city councilman in Friendswood, Texas, who is challenging Paul for the GOP nomination, had raised twice as much money as Paul for the congressional race.
Paul cannot use funds raised by his presidential campaign in his run for re-election to Congress.
Paul “has not represented this district for some time, in my opinion, as well as it deserves to be represented,” said Peden. “And I think this district has realized that with his campaign for president,” constituents are “looking for a change in leadership.”
I do not, of course, live in RP’s district, so I can’t say firsthand that he is, or has ever been, a, um, representative Representative. But I find it more than a little hard to believe that his constituents really want to continue to be fronted by a kooky hybrid of Michael Moore, Robert Taft, and George Lincoln Rockwell. Maybe they’ve just tired of being embarrassed on a daily basis. Or perhaps they don’t want all those “Ronulans” moving in down the block. That’s what the money would appear to indicate.
But Ron Paul’s pointless, aggravating self-insertion into what’s supposed to be a serious process of determining national leadership costing him his congressional seat? That’s priceless.
He won’t starve, though; there’s bound to be a cable news commentator slot opened up for him someplace.
Keith Olbermann could use a “bipartisan” sidekick.
UPDATE: The man who threw a conniption fit the one time he was excluded from a GOP presidential debate is refusing to debate his own U.S. House challenger? Does it get any more entertaining than this?
