Lesson for Ron Paul

The problem with historical resonance is historical baggage.

Presidential candidate Ron Paul has raised ungodly amounts of money through his website "ThisNovember5th.com." That's a heroic reference to Guy Fawkes' failed plot to blow up the British Parliament on November 5th, 1605, memorialized through a British holiday and referenced in V for Vendetta. Fortunately,

[A spokesman] clarified that Mr. Paul did not support blowing up government buildings. "He wants to demolish things like the Department of Education," Mr. Benton said, "but we can do that very peacefully, in a constructive manner."
(NYT)