3.5 million in one day? That sure is something. But is it a mandate for more terrible, terrible ads?

Ron Paul's candidacy is certainly the most principled. He hasn't pledged against running attack ads, yet he has yet to make one. His ideas are crystal clear: No one is in the dark about where he stands on Iraq, taxes, or immigration. That's more than can be said for Obama.

In fact, looking at the field, it doesn't appear that anyone else measures up to Paul's standard aside from John Edwards, who is running as a true socialist. Imagine that match-up -- Paul vs. Edwards. Both are promising everything, just in different flavors. But I think the Edwards administration would be far more successful in passing its agenda than the Paul administration, if only because Edwards is a product of the government and a tool for its growth. Paul would have to push back against the leviathan, something I can't confidently say anyone could do, let alone the Congressman from Texas.