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Rush Fears Ron

Writes Mark Brandly:

12 minutes into the Limbaugh's show today, Rush, more than once, described Ron Paul as "nuts on parade," and asserted, obviously irritated, that Ron Paul "will destroy the Republican party." I hope he's right.

National Review: Ron To Win Iowa

Or so the neocon mag in effect predicts in a well-written and well-thought-out piece. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer)

Ron Wins Online Iowa Straw Poll by a Landslide

The results:

1st - Ron Paul 44%

2nd - Herman Cain 16%

3rd - Michele Bachmann 10%

4th - Rick Perry 8%

5th - (tie) Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney 5%

7th - Sarah Palin 4%

8th - "Someone Else" 3%

9th - Rick Santorum 2%

10th - (tie) Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich 1%

Sizzling on Google Trends

Thanks to Tom Woods for this: Ron is the 3rd hottest search today, showing that people paid attention to the debate, despite "the horror of the other candidates and the Soviet-style approach of the media," as Daniel McAdams outs it.

The Green States of Freedom!

Writes Tom Woods:

Let them have their red states and blue states.  Now we have our green states.

Proof That Ron Paul Could Be President

After snubbing him for 29 years at their annual monetary conference, the Koch Bros. have invited Ron to be the keynote speaker this time, a position usually taken by Greenspan, Bernanke, or some other central banker. The oligarchs fear him and the power of his ideas.

Imperialist Warmonger

Rick Perry and his praetorian guard of conniving neocons: See Justin Raimondo on the monster from Texas.

UPDATE from Jim May:

No worries about Rick Perry.  There's no way America would elect a former college cheerleading, do nothing, never had a real job, governor of Texas with an IQ of 53 that formerly had alcohol problems and has made a late in life conversion to pro-Israel evangelical Christianity.

The Victor

(Thanks to Johnny Kramer)

Not Bad

The DesMoines Register on Ron in the debate. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer)

Ron Leads on Intrade

To win the Iowa straw poll. (Thanks to Johnny Kramer)

UPDATE Actually, the neocon Bachmann is ahead, but given her religion and local roots, as I have said before, I consider #2 a victory for Ron.