Yep, that's right!  While Hillary, Obama, McCain, and the Mayor were fighting over who could pour the most honey over Florida to attract the most flies, er, votes,  Ron Paul was found where you usually might find him-with the people.   And when I say people I don't mean Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, or Oprah....I'm talking about the REAL people.  
Why did Ron Paul visit the state of Maine two days ago? Though Florida carries dozens more electoral votes than itty bitty po dunk Mainel he decided to visit here anyhow.  Why? No other reason except that he knew this was a good place to find and meet some American people. 
I had the greatest honor and pleasure to see him speak in the Maine State House's hall of flags, right under the big green faded bronze dome.   The crowd itself was a melting pot of young and old of every race and sex.  The sort of crowd that you might see when a message is good enough to bring different backgrounds together.  And boy did we cheer! 

Paul was spending his second day in Maine. On the 27th he did a speaking at the University of Maine and then visited his campaign headquarters in this state in Portland.   On Monday, he visited our humble and small Capital.
 
I don't now where in America you live tonight.  But I can't imagine there is another community in all the land that was more needing of his message than here in Augusta, Maine.   Thanks to a government gone crazy with taxing and spending, taxing and spending with hardly two pennies coming back to strengthen our city, Augusta is a picture perfect image of an American city worn tired.  Many of our heroes serving in Iraq, serving in a war that serves no purpose but a lost cause.  Many have perished, returning only to rest in the soil of their home.
Maine prays for peace. Maine prays for less goverment and more employment. Maine prays the same hopes and dreams of our forefathers and patriots.

Ron Paul brought his message and hope for America to shine on Maine.    I could almost feel the liberals and even the war-profiting republicans tremble in their offices. 

Before us, Ron Paul slammed the Patriot Act.  He promised to bring all our troops home to their families.  He promised to deflate the head and belly of a national government.  He promised that he is the only candidate that promises to bring back peace and prosperity to the American people. His plan- by making the government accountable to the US constitution. 
He shared his plan to help our country onto a course of positive change.  It was not the gushy formless stuff that the other candidates produce.  His promises were real, his commitment to achieve these goals are just his virtue. 
I got to shake his hand and tell him thank you.  I knew that without at least a half a million in my left hand that I would never be able to shake Hillary's or Obama's or Romney's right hand. 
I want to again thank Mr. Paul for visiting our small and desperate state.  He did not have to.  Not one report by the national media covered his trip here.  But to Mainers including myself...we will never forget his visit. 
God bless, Ron Paul, for he will never forget us.