But even though I admire the principled stands both Paul’s take on most issues–even when I disagree with them, as happens much more often with Ron–it takes a ego the size of Jupiter to even think about taking on EVERYONE, which is the task of being a non-conforming President as it has evolved.
Ponder that our last two candidates–Mitt Romney and John McCain–have rolled over and THEY ARE NOT EVEN PRESIDENT. Nobody was putting pressure on them. They rolled over just in case. It probably took hours of convincing and getting hit with 10-15 advisers, telling him how badly he was hurting himself politically, to talk Trump into his “double negative” recantation.
It takes someone with both balls and media savvy to even think about taking on this monster. And we are seeing this monster. It has revealed its enormous eyes and enormous teeth. It is not hiding, not for anyone who still retains the capacity to even begin to see what is in front of them.
I think Tucker Carlson’s take on this is spot-on: