Ron Paul's campaign could use a boost. All it takes to rise to prominence in the Republican primaries is a concept that those evangelical voters can sink their teeth into. Rick Santorum was wallowing in the depths of the polls until he came up with "Maybe JFK (and the Constitution) were wrong. We need more, not less, church influence in matters of state." Look where he is today. He can now afford a suit and tie as opposed to that sweater vest he sported in Iowa and New Hampshire.
Ron Paul supports, among other things, a return to the gold standard. The dollar will remain strong and the economy will prosper as long as each and every greenback is backed with a little piece of Fort Knox. This concept is too esoteric for the common voter.
Ron should alter his economic policy to appeal to the masses. A news item in yesterday's paper has a great idea - Back the dollar with detergent.
When police raided a suspected drug den in Washington, they found cocaine as usual and something unusual - shelves filled with large jugs of laundry detergent. Druggies were paying for their fix not with cash but with Tide Extra Brightening Formula. Police explained, "Everyone needs detergent. It's easy to re-sell, and it doesn't spoil."
Why not back the dollar with Tide? Unlike gold or oil, we make plenty of it right here in America. Those Saudis will certainly send us all the oil we want if instead of dollars whose value fluctuates, we paid them in detergent. Burkhas get plenty dirty with all that Arabian sand in the air over there. If we slip a few jugs of Tide to Mrs Taliban to ease her laundry day burden, she may convince Mr Taliban not to plant those roadside IEDs. Why should drug kingpins be the only ones with "springtime fresh" and clean clothes?
Ron Paul, the nomination is there for the taking. Think a little further outside the box.
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