It's like Christmas for libertarians, only Santa's beardless, and skinny, and he's willing to talk your ear off about the gold standard:

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul plans to hit three Washington state cities in a two-day campaign visit this week.

A rally in Vancouver is scheduled Thursday afternoon, followed by a King County rally Thursday evening at a Sea-Tac Airport hotel.

Paul's campaign has also announced a Friday town hall meeting for Tri-Cities residents in Richland.