Bad Guys

Revolution!

Former Republican presidential contender Ron Paul has endorsed Don Young in his bid to win an 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Paul, the 72-year-old congressman from Texas whose maverick presidential bid drew wide support in Alaska, sent out a letter to his supporters here urging them to vote for Young.

Between tolerating racist newsletters and espousing ludicrous conspiracy theories, Ron Paul has been a very poor representative for libertarians.  I'm not sure why Ron Paul would want to be associated with Don Young, but it does not reflect well on him.

Ron "sound money" Paul and Don "It's my money" Young deserve each other.  But they should spare the rest of us. 

The Right needs to have a whip mechanism for the Bad Guys - e.g., primary campaigns, negative publicity.   The politicians who enable the Bad Guys are just as guilty, though, and there needs to be a tangible penalty for that, as well.