The idea of a gold standard being reinstated is one of the scariest things I've ever contemplated.
I really don't believe in playing fair when the stakes are high, so keeping Paul's crazy ass out of presidential contention seems like a good thing. I'd rather see Palin win then Paul.
I think he has more ideological integrity than his counterparts, I just don't fully agree with his ideas. Palin or Paul....? Hmmm, Palin could actually win (which is frightening). Paul would just make it an entertaining and perhaps more thought provoking race. Aside: I think its unusual that the doomsday/apocolyptic fringe are buying up gold en masse. It seems to me that if the shit hits the fan, WWIII breaks out and our financial system collapses the new commerce wouldn't revolve around "gold" (A semi precious metal with few practical applications for everyday use). I would think that natural resources would be a solid investment. I read a while back that Berkshire Hathaway was putting substantial capital towards fresh water treatment facilities. -This makes sense. Not sure what else could take the place of gold though? But abolishing the Fed? -I wonder if he truly believes this would work??