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Besides, if you get too overly concerned with what's going on, you can drive yourself crazy. Worry, fear and doubt can creep into your life as you realize where we're headed as a nation. 

 

It's also foolish to "believe" in the Democrats or the Republicans. Some think the other side is so bad that if they win we're doomed. Republicans think that we'll nosedive into socialism or communism if the Democrats have their way. Democrats think that we'll be a fascist society if the Republicans win.

 

It's shortsighted to think either way. In reality, there's really not much difference between the goals of either main party. If you boil it down, it really amounts to one thing that they both want: bigger and more powerful central government. 

 

This is exactly what we fought against England for, and exactly why the U.S. Constitution limits the powers of the Federal government. It actually says, "If it isn't listed in here, then the Federal government can't do it" (paraphrasing, of course). 

 

So next we come to Libertarian principles and Rand Paul. Rand is very similar to his father, Ron Paul, and believes in a right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for all humans. He was recently attacked on all fronts by the mainstream media for his statements on the 1960s civil rights movement and essentially painted a racist. Nothing could be further from the truth.

 

Let's look at the timing of the attacks. Rand Paul had only days earlier won the Kentucky Republican primary for Senate. Kentucky is a very Republican state and was now the odds-on favorite to become it's next Senator. 

 

His Libertarian ideals, the same ones shared by the founding fathers of this great country, are a great threat to the entrenched establishment in the government, both the Dems and Repubs. If everyone realized that the Republicrats were robbing us blind - if everyone realized that the answer to our economic woes were to vote out nearly all of them - well they'd all be out of a job.

 

Therefore, they focused everything they had on making sure Rand Paul looks like a racist, an idiot, anti-American, anti-progress - you name it. In their eyes, it doesn't matter what people think of Rand so long as it's not the truth. Their goal is to muddy the water, stir things up, to confuse, to spread Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (aka FUD). 

 

You'll see them throw their substantial weight behind Kentucky's Democratic candidate, and there will be a media blitz for him the likes of which have never been seen before for a Kentucky Democrat. 

 

But on the positive side, for us it doesn't really matter if Rand Paul wins. Just like it wasn't the goal of Ron Paul to win the presidency in '08, it's every bit as important for Rand Paul to just get the message out about Libertarian values and the importance of the Constitution - ESPECIALLY in this day and age.