It's Time For Ron Paul to Go Bye-Bye

It's been a tough few days for Ron Paul, libertarian wetdream and exception to the Republican rule, who has done only one thing well since announcing his candidacy -- raising buckets of cash on the Internet.

First, everyone's favorite GOP oddball – that is except within the Republican Party itself – tanked in the Iowa caucus, finishing a distant fifth and besting only Mr. 9/11, who had skipped the state altogether.

Then one of the archeologists digging into Paul's quixotic background struck a mother lode with the discovery that his campaign newsletters in the early 1990s were filled with bigoted statements.

If that wasn't a campaign killer, Paul's finish yesterday in New Hampshire was even worse with him only outpolling Fred Thompson (who is showing signs of rigor mortis), Duncan Hunter (isn't he the cake mix guy?) and Tom Tancredo (who is no longer in the race).

A particular peeve of mine is national candidates who stand zero chance of being elected but stay in a race. While Paul stands for some interesting things that I can agree with in the abstract, he couldn't get elected dog catcher and knows it.

It's time for Paul to return all of that money, turn out the lights and go home and lick his wounds.