Well, the Ron Paul phenomenon has faded from the national media.  We face the prospect of choosing between a neocon man of (perpetual) war, John McCain, or an activist-government liberal for peace and some semblance of constitutional liberty, Barack Obama.  [It's still conceivable Hillary will get the Dem nod; in that case we will face a choice between empire supreme and empire lite... with the lite version showing little concern for constitutional liberty.]