Ron Paul made the right decision.
Probably one of the toughest ones out of his career, if not the toughest. But going forward, it's the right thing to do, so, I applaud him for making that decision in the face of an unpopularity backlash .
We were setting ourselves up for some huge unforeseen, unintended consequences at the convention. The Risk outweighed itself far greater than the reward. And I think the writing on the wall became increasingly apparent after AZ/OK, that he had to make a calculated decision quickly as litigation becomes a step closer to reality in the fight and process to win. Obviously, Ron Paul felt that it wasn't worth sacrificing 40 years worth of gains his message has garnered for an unclear shot-- with guaranteed frenzy and litigation battles-- at the convention that can prove to be detrimental to accelerating the freedom message in the future.
Freedom will be won incrementally, not overnight. And the good news is we have already turned the massive ship.
Paul has successfully changed the national narrative and pleaded his case to anyone that can hear it. It will take 4 years of Romney and the same establishmentarian policies to get the public to finally reconcile their deep-seeded beliefs as they find themselves worse off than in 2012.
That being said, a 2008-style economic crash is not that far out of the picture and can possibly occur anywhere from now until the election--especially with all of the global slowdown, euro-zone breakup, JP morgan, Chesapeake news beginning to hit the headlines. With this scenario, Ron Paul could see immense surging in polls to come in as a viable 3rd party candidate or lockup Romney's VP slot for the immense credibility he brings to the table.(Not to say him and Romney haven't already brokered some sort of deal)
