In Which the Young Fight Back

It finally looks like the libertarians are fighting back and bringing back the old Goldwater conservatism that was once a part of the Republican party.  This is indicated clearly by the straw poll where Ron Paul won 31% of the vote as a favorite for President at CPAC.  Here’s a quick overview:

Ron Paul has ended Mitt Romney's three-year run as conservatives' favorite for president, taking 31 percent of the vote in the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual straw poll.
Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas known for his libertarian views, ran for president in 2008 but was never a serious contender for the GOP nomination.
Romney, former Massachusetts governor and also a 2008 GOP candidate, has won the last three presidential straw polls at the annual conference. This year, he came in second, with 22 percent.
Sarah Palin, who didn't attend the conference, was a distant third in the straw poll, with 7 percent, followed by Tim Pawlenty, the Minnesota governor, and Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana.

So it looks like CPAC is still full of dogs that like to return to their own vomit.  That’s who the Mitt Romney voters are.  It is foolish to even consider that ideological shapeshifter who ensured the Republican defeat in 2008 by dropping out of the race and allowing that free speech smashing “maverick” running for President.  Why there hasn’t been a massive backlash against Romney in the first place is beyond me.
Sarah Palin got a low vote, which is surprising considering the high level of publicity and exposure she has had in comparison to Romney.  Obviously image isn’t everything.
When you analyze things a little closer, you’ll note that this was only 2500 out of 10000 potential voters, which is why it is more of a poll than an actual popularity election.  Still, that’s more people who have voted than in the past and there were apparently a lot more young people who voted for Ron Paul this time around.
This is because the young, politically active conservatives and libertarians are, by and large, fed up with the constant wars, the high taxes and the collapsing economy they’ve inherited from the generations before them.  And though Ron Paul was the oldest among them, he was also the only one who has consistently voted for the United States Constitution by voting against pretty much every unconstitutional piece of legislation to pass by him.
Because of this, he has given hope to those of us who look into the future and see nothing but state servitude, war, and debt on a massive scale.  While this doesn’t represent anywhere near the vast majority of the millennial generation, it does give me hope for those who also happen to be politically active.
So what out baby boomers and generation X.  The millennial generation is going to rollback all the tyranny you have fought for, long after Ron Paul has left the world stage.  We are getting more and more sick and tired of the inaction of the current crop of conservatives to even try and resolve things.
I doubt any of this will get mentioned by most conservative pundits tomorrow.  If it is, it will be brushed aside as a bunch of kooks running the show and that it wasn’t official and all that other BS.  Paul, you see, doesn’t tow the conservative line of supporting the military-industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about.  And since most old school conservatives like Limbaugh grew up with the likes of Buckley and Reagan and the Cold War, they must always be fighting some enemy.  Yes Islamic head-choppers are a threat, but it is clear to anyone with half a brain that our current efforts have done nothing to diminish them and stop them.
While I don’t agree with everything about Ron Paul (like his earmarking and almost barking moonbat level of antiwar rhetoric), I look at him as the best choice.  I’m glad to see many other people of my generation who seem to agree with that sentiment.