Google Ron Paul

That's what all the signs around town, both Los Angeles and New York, say. They're showing up as much as those other loons at football games who hang banners that point you to that Gospel of John verses.

"Google Ron Paul."

So I did.

And, in this Presidential election, the role normally played by Ross Perot will now be portrayed by...

To say this guy is a screwball is an understatement. Anybody that blows their vote on this fossil will also cast a ballot for Britney Spears to be PTA president. Paul has been hanging around Texas and Congress for years. He's already 72, which means that he's the wrong age to be President but the right age to be calling Bingo numbers at an assisted living facility.

If you take a peek at his political positions, it's clear that he should be running on the Clueless ticket. The reason why he's getting so much attention is because he's so vehemently against the Iraq War. But, if you read his stances on the other hundred or so issues facing this country, you'll quickly get the idea that he's getting most of his information from watching Larry King. He's all over the map. He hates the war, but advocates guns. He is pro-life, but will also take the opposite stance on the federal level. He is against the federal income tax, the war on drugs, and the Patriot Act. I call him Liberative. And Conserval. Take your pick. As far as I'm concerned, the only decision I would entrust to him on a daily basis is whether to have soup or salad as an appetizer.

But, of course, he says the things stupid Americans want to hear, so, in low IQ homes in Nebraska, he has credibility. And, then, there's his picture above, which makes him look like your friendly neighborhood Walgren's pharmacist. Ultimately, he'll go nowhere in this election. But, until that moment when he realizes that his future lies in front of a checker board, we get to listen to his mindless dribble. And appreciate that the fact that this is a great democracy, where even a lunatic can run for the most powerful job in the world.

Dinner last night: Chicken salad sandwich after flying back to LA with a full-blown sinus infection.