The GOP convention and why I will vote for Romney.

The GOP convention ended tonight and the 6-month foregone conclusion concluded, Mitt Romney is the GOP nominee.  Tonight you are also hearing from about the least enthusiastic supporter Romney voter out there.  Politically Romney and Obama are mirror images of one another, sure Romney makes token concessions to the economic efficiency of Capitalism, but both agree on one important political principle; the supremacy of the Group (Collectivism) over the Individual (Individualism). So, if that is the case, as a liberty valuing voter, why vote for Romney, why vote at all?

The most obvious answer to this question lies not in politics, but in morality.  Romney accepts the Collectivst code of sacrifice implicitly and as such is a mixed hodge podge of political ideas, some good, many terrifying.  Obama on the other hand is an explicit Collectivist, he honestly believes, and will force you too as well, that 'You are your brothers keeper' and 'You didn't build that'.  Romney does have actual experience in the business world and will at least soften any forthcoming regulation, which will help everyone, BHO on the other hand, and I do not say this speciously, may not allow another election to take place (see his comments to Vladimir Putin "After the election I will have more flexibility"). Their are myriad of reasons to vote FOR Romney, the most important being you are voting AGAINST Obama.  The second most important reason is one I would take a moment to talk about, his running mate, Paul Ryan.

Paul Ryan is miles away from an ideal Individualist candidate.  He is far too religious, has made far too many compromises in important areas, and reflects a disturbing trend in the GOP towards theocratic principles (thought not nearly as bad as that cretin Santorum).  In some very important ways Ryan is a crucial step towards the right candidate.  He is a fighter, he will stand up to the democrats, he is a Fiscal Hawk when it comes to the budget deficit, and in many areas he does express some explicit Individualist tendencies.  Paul Ryans praise of Ayn Rand, though he explicitly rejects Objectivism, puts into the culture the only set of ideas that will eventually save this country.  Paul Ryan, though far, far from perfect, is a baby step in the right direction.

In our current political climate an ideal Individualist candidate would have very few people to talk too, Romney Ryan 2012is about the best case that someone who is fighting for Liberty can hope for right now. We must keep fighting for what we believe in, the first step in that is getting rid of Barack Obama.