To the hordes supporting Ron Paul anyone currently fighting for 'individual rights' or 'equality for all' is the “Old Guard.” That's you, me, Lew, Wendy, Smith, and anyone else who's been walking the talk for longer than the year or so that the Paulies have been awake. And, putting words in their mouth, they don't give a rat's ass if you're a card carrying member of the LP. It's not about the LP[1], it's about trying to not alienate a potentially huge influx of active new blood onto the side of truth and justice.

Our ranks are thin and we're about to lose a good portion more of the enchilada, so, please, if you want to snipe Paul for having the most numerical allocations in one specific appropriations bill, then, be fair and report everything and not just the negative.[2]

Plucking a tasty sound-bite makes an audience do a knee jerk, but if upon the audiences' further research your sound-bite is shown to be out of context or misleading, then ultimately you are the one who's reputation and respect is diminished.

So, if I had to sum up everything I'm trying to get across in one sentence: Be fair, be honest, be complete, be realistic, and look at the big picture.

Best wishes, and may your Old Crow and cokes be tasty,
MJ

[1] No, I shouldn't have added the original aside, because, yes, I do have “issues” with the LP not living up to the libertarian part of their moniker.
[2] Where does he rank by numerics and dollar amounts for all appropriation bills? For just Houston congressmen? For all congressmen? Is he on the low side or high side for either during an election year?