Now is the time for a viable, limited government party

I know his father would counsel him against it, but I'd like to see Rand Paul become an independent, then begin researching developing a viable party that places limiting government power at the center of its purpose for existing.

The Republican Party's status quo power elite have resisted the limited government movement started by a faction of the Tea Party, and now the Centrists/Statists control the party without doubt. After the 2010 historic elections which for the first time in a long time placed libertarian principles in the public square, the Centrists looked for the right opportunity to completely marginalize the limited government faction (LGF). The 2012 election in which Obama beat Romney was the excuse they needed to attack the LFG.

It's obvious now that if there is to be an opposition party to the Democratic Party, it will have to be a party other than the GOP. The Libertarian Party could fill this role, if they can put a viable party together that attracts a broad range of voters. This will entail a better explanation of libertarianism than is currently offered by media. The problem with the Libertarian Party is that many people who support classical liberal principles don't see themselves as libertarians. Limited government conservatives are not likely to join the Libertarian Party. Maybe liberals who finally have realized the dangers of statism would join the Libertarian Party, but it wouldn't be an easy transition -- both groups would likely feel they have to change something about their political identity, so a viable party would have to have a more inclusive name. 

I see several core principles that this third party can coalesce around -- limited government, free market and non-intervention in foreign affairs, with the condition that our defense systems remain superior. I have to believe there are enough Americans who are completely sick, like I am, of both parties and of government interventions that are killing our economy, and foreign policies that are killing soldiers for bogus political reasons. A party based on these three principles would be a party I can support and believe in with passion. There are many nuances attached to these principles, but a political philosophy can be developed that's easy to understand based on how this government would look in reality if the party accomplished a revolution that rolls back the statist takeover that has placed the country in serious debt and stalled economic activity to the point of malaise and possible collapse if the last straw comes along-- it would be smaller, efficient, capable and subservient to the American people.

Republican hopefuls pull for Newt

The only possible reason I can imagine that Sarah Palin is urging people to vote for Newt Gingrich is that she hopes there will be a movement to get her to run. If Palin really thinks Gingrich is the anti-establishment candidate, then she's as clueless as her critics have claimed all along.

Ron Paul is the only candidate whose ideas run counter to the Republican establishment. For Republicans like Joe Scarborough and Sarah Palin to act as if Gingrich represents a conservative resistance to Republican moderates is ludicrous. I don't know what their angles are, but it's likely they want a drawn out race  in hopes of a brokered convention.

The more I watch the Republican Party, the more I realize we have to create a viable third party

The Third Way

Although I have little faith in government reform from within, the time has never been so ripe for a third party as now. A party that utilizea all the tools of the Information Age could generate a lot of interest with the right players involved. A party that doesn't act like a political party -- it will break all the rules that should be broken and draw brightly outside the lines. This new party will be unashamedly unique, going outside DC and the status quo to capture the imagination of the American people.

Getting the right players involved is critical -- people who are creative and anti-establishment in a healthy way, yet serious about government transformation. It will do no good to create a mixture of the two parties we already have -- this new party will trandscend statism and truly represent the private sector. It will avoid the mistakes of the Libertarian Party and become an intelligent purveyor of reason and common sense. By common sense, I don't mean populist and anti-intellectual. This party will be smart and proud of it, yet humble, willing to express an ideology and justify the ideology -- not rigidly ideological like programmed robots, but rather human and open to big, inspirational ideas. The key will be to articulate ideas which are basically anti-statist, which inspire the best in people sans simplistic platitudes and slogans like I spout here..

Articulating the principles of limited government and a free market in fresh and courageous language will be a welcomed relief from political spin and doubletalk. I think the country is starving for intelligent and brave leadership that doesn't build itself up by tearing others down, and doesn't claim to have all the answers. The leaders of the new party will understand the opposition and make clear distinctions people can understand on a deep level. This new party will be honest, grown-up, consistent and transparent. Integrity and realistic optimism are the keys. Dreaming is fun.

The third party movement

As much as I admire what many of the limited government conservatives are doing, the Republican Party is too entrenched in the establishment, Big Government mindset to make any significant changes. There has to be a way to make it easier for a third party to gain power. The Tea Party is somewhat like a third party, but within the Republican Party, they'll be marginalized. A viable third party will have to be prepared to withstand the assault of the status quo, with the sole purpose of limiting government and making it more efficient -- but not only efficient, it also has to be disconnected from the economy. The current split in the Republican Party only weakens the party, so a third party will have to arise with overwhelming public support before any progress can be made to challenge the status quo.

I don't see any way out of our current economic woes and debt crisis as long as the two party system blocks all attempts at reform.

Will progressives, liberals and moderates get their tax hikes?

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/07/18/now-we-see-it-all-mitch-mcconnells-pontius-pilate-act-is-cover-for-tax-increases/

If this happens, it's definitely time for a third party -- Ron Paul should run as an Independent right now.