re: #245 palomino

I think Rand has too much of Ron in him to really get very far in a run for the nomination; in other words, he’s just too fucking weird, a borderline whack job. He’s not quite as bizarre as his dad, but there’s still the kooky family pseudo-libertarian streak. And his lukewarm feelings about military intervention don’t play well in his party. He doesn’t really fit in with the war hero/soldier for God/button down businessman who is the GOP exemplar.

Plus, he tries to be super Jesus-y for the base, but it comes off as even less sincere than most other candidates.

And never forget Charles P. Pierce’s 5-minute rule that applies to both father and son Paul:

This rule states that, for five minutes, both the son and the father, Crazy Uncle Liberty (!), make perfect sense on many issues. At the 5:00:01 mark, however, the trolley inevitably departs the tracks.