"Since 1996, the Reform Party has stood for economic responsibility, political reform and independence from the special-interest groups," he told us. "We are at a critical time in our country, where America needs a leader who will bring genuine change to Washington.
"Over the next three weeks, we will evaluate each candidate to decide who can stop out-of-control spending, decrease our deficit, keep American jobs from being sent overseas, and create true energy independence."
Mr. MacKay says the 8 million votes cast for Ross Perot in 1996 as the Reform Party candidate is a mere starting point. He counts more than 40 million independent voters "tired of partisan politics and eager for change in an election that is very close."
"Ron Paul's message of change and the Reform Party's desire to find a candidate that truly stands for reform will no doubt affect this election by reaching out to the millions of independent and swing voters," he said.
ODD BOOKFELLOWS
Reader John Hambel writes: "With all the comments about how poorly [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi's book is selling, I periodically check Amazon.com to check her ranking. Not only is her book currently [Tuesday] in 58,629th place, Amazon helpfully tells us that 'others' that are popular in her category is ... Karl Marx!"