Paul On Palin

by Chris Bodenner

America's favorite libertarian hits America's favorite quitter over old-school conservatism:

Paul dismisses her supporters as "more establishment, conventional Country-Club type of Republicans.” "I wonder whether she's energizing the 15-20 year olds," Paul muses. "That would be a question I would have. Because she doesn't talk about the Federal Reserve and some of these issues. She doesn't talk too much about personal liberties, civil liberties, getting rid of drug laws, attacking the war on drugs, punishing people who torture."

Amen. But the Fed? Are teens nowadays really that hot for the gold standard? Actually, according to a profile of young Paulites by Eve Fairbanks last year, more than you think:

It's not about personality worship for the volunteers, the fetishization of a person's capacity to shine in public or persuade. It's about questions like the purpose of our Federal Reserve, which really piques these volunteers' interest, and which just so happens to get a Texas congressman named Ron Paul going, too.