According to Ron Paul’s Facebook page, his son, Senator Rand Paul, has been detained by TSA in Kentucky.   UPDATE: ABC News: Rand Paul’s Pat-Down Standoff With TSA in Nashville Ends

Love the neckbeards. Funniest tweet ever? RT @brandonwardell: Justin Bieber is to teen girls what Ron Paul is to neckbeards on the internet — rob delaney (@robdelaney) December 15, 2011  

Washington Post’s Jason Horowitz: The Man Behind the Ron Paul Ads

Minus the butt spark joke, this is a pretty solid back-and-forth between Gov. Pawlenty and Stephen Colbert from last night’s Colbert Report. [h/t Playbook] PAWLENTY: “I was out of money, and I came in third place to Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. I think that’s enough for any one person …

The senator from Kentucky decided it’s finally to move out of his dad’s place. Originally reported that the two would share a house while Congress was in session this year, the father and son duo have split. Although the deficit cut to his weekly allowance was a factor, DC traffic was …

Until yesterday, we had no interest in moving to Lake Jackson, TX. That might have just changed… [water slide!] “A great house and a great piece of history. Dr. Paul’s house is for sale in Lake Jackson, TX. The house has 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and is approximately 5,500 sq. …

…And every comedian on planet earth would rejoice.  [one could hope] Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he would consider becoming Ron Paul’s running mate — but only if the congressman runs for president on the Libertarian ticket. Important to note: There’s no indication that Paul has spoken to Ventura, …

Back in early March, Ron Paul told his rabid army of supporters, through a web video, [appropriate] that he knew he was no longer in the running for the presidency – not to mention some of his aides even alluded his campaign would be shutting down. [Never give up on …

The Wall Street Journal branches out in the Rupert Murdoch era and brings us the latest in staffer hook-ups: Jesse Benton, 30, had a serious girlfriend in Washington when he signed up to be communications director for Texas Rep. Ron Paul. That quickly ended when she complained about his being …

Mary Katharine Ham: The NYT Goes Capitalist Pig

Obama “Swept Through The Chesapeake And Over The Potomac” .

Mary Katharine Ham: A Take on Ron Paul “Ron Paul’s ridiculous.”

When you have tons of campaign cash, and you’re not quite sure what to do with it… this is exactly what you should do. Ron Paul, not so known for his right jab, has decided to buy an ad on the back of boxer Roy Jones Jr. for this weekend’s …

Clinton adviser charged with DWI in NH Fred Thompson relying on radio roots for SC Primary JoMa: Mitt pins hopes on home state to save him The Democrats try, but fail, to transcend race BET Founder Bob Johnson Criticizes Obama Clinton Courts Hispanic Vote in the West Minority Vote Moves …

Gail Collins: The Battle of the Mitts Unfortunately, there’s something about Romney’s perfect grooming, his malleability and his gee-whiz aura that seems to really irritate both the other candidates and the voters. What bothers voters about Romney, as it turns out, is not his Mormonism but his inherent Mitt-ness.