I would wear one of those Teahats if the Paul side wins out. It would be a great day for our country to actually have the choice to vote for less government without the values and religious issues.
In a heart beat... I really feel that a party like this could attract part of the democratic party as well (the libertarian democrats for example). I have always been sympathetic towards libertarian ideals but I often feel that they are a little to extreme on their view of government programs. A moderate approach that pledges smaller government and a balanced federal budget along with a "its none of our business" approach to social and cultural issues would have my vote.
Very true the Palin side satisfies the buzz word crazed, "lets see how many people we can get riled up and morally enraged by suggesting that their style of life is going to be forever altered by allowing others to live the way they choose" opposition. Oh and by opposition I mean opposed to the current regimes agenda without presenting a real and clear alternative of their own. I am a fiscal conservative, Bush was not, nor to my mind would someone like Sarah Palin be... she is a social conservative and to even think of her being in charge of this nation makes my head hurt.
I want someone to vote for in the next presidential election and out of the likely candidates from the right I cannot stand Huckabee or Palin, I would consider Romney acceptable but he is also a social conservative who would likely try to push his ideals on the nation... Paul or someone like Bill Richardson (who is actually a D) I like but both completely lack the charisma to seriously be considered. The good news is Huckabee and Palin are probably taking themselves out of consideration with their over exposure (too many sound bites for the opposition) and there is still a lot of time for someone else to appear...
The trouble would arise in him getting the nomination of his party, but if Paul wound up as the primary candidate from the right he would get the support of the war hawks and the religious right simply out of their outright opposition to the other side. Politics on both sides has become more about voting against what you do not like and less about voting for your own ideals.