http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXlWiTPn7pQ&feature=youtu.be During the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, I suggested that by softening a couple of hardened libertarian positions, Ron Paul could win the nomination. My advice was not taken, but even had it been, this video shows that no matter how many votes Ron Paul received, the Republican Party had no intention of giving him the nomination. The…