More rage against the Ron Paul machine ...

For all you Paulista's out there, check out this review of Ron Paul's new tome by our pal, Jacob Perry, at Circle City Pundit.

Devoted Readers will know that I, as the uber-conservative I am, actually supported Ron Paul so that he could inform the debate. Clearly, there wasn't much information communicated because we ended up with the McCainiac.

The best part of the post is the comments. You simply have to read the back and forth between Sean Shepard and everyone else ... I love the Blogosphere. Really, I do.

What's a nice Republican girl to do?

It's no secret, I love Ron Paul. He is extremely intelligent, aware of the issues, and has strait forward solutions to some of our nations biggest problems. I also feel that he truly embodies the most basic Republican principles, those of low taxes and small government.

That being said, he hasn't a chance of being our next president. His delegate counts are in the double digits while all the other candidates are in triple digits, the national news stations don't give him any air time, let alone invite him to debates, and many think he's crazy. He's way too extreme to be elected, but I contend he has the best message.

So after the primary what am I supposed to do? I'm really not that fond of McCain and it looks like he's going to be our nominee. I sorta like Huckabee, but he's so far behind I don't really think he's going to come through. There's no way in hell I'm voting for Hilary. That leaves Obama on the Democrat side, who really doesn't have any experience but seems like able enough.

I'm presented with quite the predicament. The whole reason I have interest, and started to get involved in politics is because I am a firm believer in the Constitution and that our elected officials are in Washington to represent our best interests, yet I'm considering not voting. I'm really at a loss when it comes to the general election. I want to send someone to Washington that will lead our great nation in the right direction, but I'm not seeing anyone in this race whom I trust with that responsibility. I think I'm turning into one of those politically apathetic Americans. Quite a shame since I'm barely old enough to vote. All the more reason to become an anarchist I guess.

McCain-Romney/Clinton-Obama and California ... proportional pledged delegates and reality of perception.

Even if you win you potentially lose. One or the other GOP POTUS hopefuls will "win" Cali's big dance tomorrow, but the number of Congressional Districts that have very small numbers of GOP voters could be potential gold for the down tier (read: Huck and the Paulster) candidates. Plus with 21 other states and territories all playing our game tomorrow, the numbers could end up anywhere. (Remember, New Hampshire?)

Not that we here on this blog care who wins, but the reality is that nobody's going to win big enough tomorrow that everybody won't have something positive to spin on Wednesday morning. California may be the big prize, but there's Georgia and the Midwest, the "wild" west and let's not forget some other notable states that will be following along a bit later... like Pennsylvania. Needless to say, it will be entertaining to watch FNC's stable of former supermodels and Miss Americas (oh, and the Brown-haired Guy that ain't Steve) on Wednesday. They will have a lot to keep up with as the camps and candidates flack their way through the infomercials that are cable news morning shows (after they finish shilling their own books). You can bet that we'll have three or four TVs on to monitor the madness and look for the really good stuff to share with you.

Note to the night-owls:
We may be blogging live from Faulkner Strategies' little shin-dig at the Claddaugh on South Meridian Street in downtown Indianapolis tomorrow night. Look for reports at least until our intrepid reporters and insider flacks out there have had a couple of drinks. After that, all bets are off.

Weird Pros Announce New Contest - Complete with Prizes!

Since we never sleep trying to bring you an ever increasing span of worthless and trivial news, gossip, inuendo and information, the conspirators here in the palacial cyber-offices of Weird Pros have come up with our first ever contest! Yes, that's right, a contest -- complete with actual prizes -- and all you have to do is enter to win (because we all no that there are no losers in life, right? We wouldn't want to harm anyone's fragile self-esteem or anything.)

But we digress. Back to the contest and the prizes.

Here's the deal: Guess the date and time that Presidential Candidate Ron Paul drops out of the race and post it to the blog comments. The person who comes the closest will win ... are you ready for this ... an authentic Ronald Reagan Commemorative Stamp Lapel Pin! Can you believe it, a lapel pin that is an exact replica of the Ronald Reagan US Postage Stamp, still in the original plastic wrap with the obligatory "Made in China" sticker, will go home with one lucky winner.

So be sure to enter before the Paulster checks out and you miss this opportunity to take home a piece of "Gipper" history!