Anyone that knows me knows I had a serious Mountain Dew and energy drink habit going for a long time. I kicked that habit a little over a month ago after a friend’s father became seriously ill. I’ve been drinking tea and yerba mate ever since. I didn’t kick the caffeine habit, just the soda/sugar/energy supplement/etc. habit. 
Now I sleep like a normal person most of the time instead of staying up until 4am every night working on the computer.
I stayed up last night catching the rerun of the Republican Presidential debate that was held earlier in the day. This one was hosted by The Des Moines Register and was just as boring as the rest of them have been. It lived up to all of the suspense and excitement one would expect from a show airing on CSPAN-2. I’ve read some news articles over the past few hours that give Register editor Carolyn Washburn low marks for her moderation skills. I disagree. I think she did a good job at trying to get the candidates to answer the questions that were asked of them in the alloted time period. The distribution of speaking time seemed to be more fair and balanced than previous debates as well.
Does this have anything to do with tea? Yeah, kinda, I’m getting there.
This Sunday, December 16th is the anniversary of the Boston Tea party. We’re making the 200 mile trip down to Boston to participate in the Boston Tea Party Freedom Rally in support of Ron Paul. The Boston area meetup group has done a great job of planning and organizing the event which also coincides with the next Ron Paul money bomb effort. We’re going to spend the night in New Hampshire and volunteer with the Operation Live Free or Die people to do whatever it is that they or the official campaign need help with.
I’m really looking forward to the event. We’ve got tickets reserved for the Faneuil Hall portion of the rally. I’ve been to Faneuil Hall a few times as a tourist and really like the area but this time will be special. We will be part of making history in one of the most historic rooms of any building in the country.
Ok, so I support Ron Paul. When I mention his name to friends and family the response is usually “Who?” or “Never heard of him”. I think after this weekend and all of the Tea party events planned around the country I won’t be getting those types of responses. It sounds cliche to use the term “revolution” but that’s essentially what the Ron Paul phenomenon is. It’s not about him. It’s his message and his track record of twenty years of service in the House of Representatives.
I can go on and on about reasons to support Dr. Paul. But for me it boils down to his record. Most politicians can be skewered with their voting records on the campaign trail. There’s 20 years of Ron Paul’s voting history in Congressional records out there and not a single vote can be used to prove that he’s not a man of principals. That’s simply an amazing track record and worthy of my support.