The flip side to the point I made earlier about Rand Paul -- that his endorsement of Mitt Romney leaves him better positioned to be a GOP leader down the line -- is that it's also angered some of the Paul family's ardent libertarian admirers. And the institutional Libertarian Party, which is hoping to be a factor in the general election thanks to the campaign of former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, issued a no-holds-barred statement saying Paul "betrayed his father's principles":

Rand Paul had a list of excuses for his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president. For example, he claims that Romney will support auditing the Federal Reserve, oppose SOPA legislation which impairs Internet freedom, allow construction of the Keystone Pipeline, and support the REINS Act which would require Congress to vote on major new regulations.

But as Sherlock Holmes would note, it’s the dog that didn't bark that proves Rand Paul made a devil’s deal with Big Government Mitt Romney.

It’s what Rand Paul did not say that Mitt Romney will support that tells us what we really need to know.

He did NOT say that Mitt Romney would cut federal spending.

He did NOT say that Mitt Romney would never raise taxes.

He did NOT say that Mitt Romney would end Obamacare.

He did NOT say that Mitt Romney would bring the troops home from Afghanistan like Rand’s father has promised to do again and again.

Because a President Mitt Romney would NOT do those things.

Which is why Republican Mitt Romney is unfit to be president.