How does the Subcommittee Chairmanship affect a 2012 run?

[K466]

I've been thinking about this question for a few days, and someone else asked it in a decent news article I just read:

Paul says he is split "50-50" over whether to make another presidential run in 2012. A serious legislator, Paul didn't skip congressional votes during his last race for the White House. Would his work as a subcommittee chairman make the next campaign less likely? The chairmanship also gives Republican leaders a bit more leverage, in the event that Paul considers bolting the GOP for another third-party bid.

The problem, in my view, is that there is no viable alternative to having Paul run in 2012.
(Yes, Gary Johnson would be a good President, but he doesn't have Paul's large support base, or name recognition. Additionally, it will be harder to get conservative support, esp. due to the drug issue.)

I don't know how he will do it, but we need Paul as an active subcommittee chairman and a Presidential candidate. That's a lot of work, and we'll have to show more $upport than ever to make up for it.

 

[Elwar]

He will make headlines more often.