Obama author offers most painful summation of Ron Paul supporters

As Rep. Ron Paul heads into the sunset (he's not seeking reelection to Congress), the Washington Times takes a look at the overzealous supporters who stood behind him every scooting step he took.

Included in the story, this:

“In the same way that somebody steps into a church and makes a decision of faith, and that’s the preacher they were converted under, they’re going to stay under him until some disillusion sets in or maybe they’ll widen their intellectual background or they grow up in the faith, and they learn from themselves,” said Mark Edward Taylor, author of the book “Branding Obamessiah,” which dissects Barack Obama’s winning 2008 campaign.

Ouch.