The oldest President inaugurated was Ronnie Reagan (69). RP will be 77 if/when he is inaugurated. Ain’t gonna happen...
>>The oldest President inaugurated was Ronnie Reagan (69). RP will be 77 if/when he is inaugurated. Ain’t gonna happen...<<
Exactly. Actuarial tables indicate he’s got about a 96% chance of making November 2012, and about a 75% chance of living through one term of office. And that’s disregarding the fairly high likelihood of a stroke, or other debilitating event occurring. I figure there’d be about a 50 percent chance of his VP finishing up Paul’s term of office if he’s elected.
Yet, it seems reasonable to assume that a fair percentage of Paul’s supporters are apparently sincere (and not just Democrats messing with the process) and there might be a way that another conservative candidate could tap into that enthusiasm given the right approach. What that approach would be, I’m not sure, but I suspect it would have something to do with getting government out of people’s lives particularly where government goes about destroying the lives of those caught trying marijuana on an occasional basis.
I think it’s a mistake to assume the enthusiasm for Paul is all whacko-generated, and wonder whether there’s a way for someone like Perry to make inroads on Paul’s growing constituency with the right message, especially given the age issue. For that matter, some of the Democrats “messing with the process” might also find Paul’s positions on drugs and limited government somewhat appealing.