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This piece is not about politics, I promise. It does mention politics, but only as a vehicle to carry the message. Today's piece is about you.

Except you don't want it.

Yeah. You.

If you look at the present crop of presidential contenders and presidents, there are some who (probably) will do what they promise to do. Ron Paul is one.  Meet some others here http://2012.libertarian-party.org/ Probably are some more I don't know about, but they are even more fringe candidates than the libertarians.

There are, of course, some people who are running who would lead us to a complete totalitarian state. Ralph Nader comes to mind, whether he's running or not.

With the exception of Ron Paul, none of these people are electable. Ron has a shot, not a great one, but a shot.

The problem with Ron Paul, as my bud buckDharma says, is Ron is an ass.

Ron is an ass because he has opinions and won't back off them to pander to voters who want to hear what they want to hear.

No. 1 Bad Guy on the Block.

If the truth hurts, you've been living wrong.

Ron is an ass because he has a solid voting record, the most solid in the entire House of Reprehensibles. He refuses to compromise on important issues, nor will he bow to the dictates of the Reboobican Party leaders, nor the Damnocrats.

Do you want to stand on a rock or Jell-0?

Ron Paul, most importantly, is an ass because he will deliver to the people of the United States what they are asking for and what he promised.

For that reason, if he gets elected, he will be the most vilified president this nation has ever seen.

Ron Paul will deliver unto the people what they ask for.

And that will be more than we will stand for.

We, the people, will be the new Nation of Israel from Old Testament Times. We will be on the way to the promised land but complain that all we have to eat is quail and honey buns. We will complain of thirst when the best sweet tea ever comes from the rock. When Paul goes off to hammer out complex deals for our benefit, we will demand style over substance and recreate the idol of government Ron helped destroy.

Ron don't care what his hair looks like. Do you?

But unlike Israel with a God that could (and still does) deliver them from their sins, we will have to accept that we got what we asked for. Never mind that it is not what we wanted.

I say "we." I mean you. Not all of you, my readers, but certainly some. There are a few who want to shuck off the burden of government and live or die on our own feet, blaming no one but ourselves and the vagaries that no man can control (ask any farmer what that means).

Some of my readers want to continue to run to the Nanny State (and I had a far more graphic description in mind, but modesty precludes my posting it here) for the false security it provides from the boogey man under the bed.

The real Superman.

Ron Paul wants to pick the bed up and show you there's nothing there, except what you put there. Failing your belief in that, Ron Paul wants you to buy a honking big shotgun and let you deal with the monster under the bed yourself. If you happen to shoot yourself in the process, Ron Paul is cool with that as well. One less idiot to worry about, not that he's going to do much worrying.

Ron Paul, more than the other major candidates, believes in the power of YOU.

The question is, do you believe in yourself?

Are you willing to stand on your own?

Are you willing to be your own person?

Are you willing to make the hard decisions needed for you to run your life?

Are you willing to accept the consequences of your own actions?

I have never been overly concerned about pissing people off, which I am about to do here.

Will you define it or let someone else?

If you are not willing to accept the consequences of your own actions, then you must be a supporter of the current president or the Reboobican contenders for the job, except Ron Paul. Yeah. I said it. All of them are more interested in creating a nanny state than in giving you the power to run your life.

If the truth hurts, you've been living wrong.

Aye. There's the real issue here. As I really like saying, the worst problem with being a rebel is living long enough to suffer the consequences of your actions. I must also admit - the best thing about being a rebel is living long enough to enjoy the consequences of your actions.

How about you? Are you willing to do that? Or, do you want to thrust the consequences of your actions onto everyone else? Careful how you answer that! No matter what you say, it's gonna hurt.

How much pain will you take? Will it be pain from someone else or your own pain?

Myself, I have no interest in being forced to take someone else's pain. What about you?