I guess it's predictable that the Fourth of July would usher in a banner week for Ron Paul.

As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Cobb County (GA) GOP gathering for the 4th is "one of the largest in the state"--and guess who came in second in the straw poll.

Fred Thompson: 30 percent
Ron Paul: 17 percent
Mitt Romney: 15 percent

Now, as exciting as second place in Georgia is, let's all take a moment and imagine what first place in New Hampshire would feel like. Is a smile creeping across your face? Is your spine tingling at the thought of Granite Staters declaring, "We want President Paul"? Are you leaping ahead to mental pictures of the troops coming home and the IRS windows being boarded up? Then get down to the Hopkinton Fairgrounds tomorrow to vote in the CNHT straw poll. Come get signs; come get lit; but most of all, come get your country back.

And, finally, don't forget to watch Dr. Paul this Sunday at 10am on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Let those lovely people at the networks know that their ratings go through the roof when a patriot is allowed to speak.