In what some might see as an unfortunate editorial decision by the editors of the New York Times , a picture of Geddy circa 1976 was included in a profile that came out earlier this week of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a potential serious candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. The Times piece also quotes a school friend talking about Paul’s interest in Rush’s music in the 1970s and 1980s because of the libertarian themes Neil wrote about during that period. Of particular interest to Paul was “The Trees,” which contains lyrics that both libertarians and its critics have pointed to as having a libertarian theme. Neil has talked many times about the lyrics and says he dashed them off after watching a cartoon, probably a Dr. Seuss cartoon, and that they weren’t intended to be overtly political.

Paul’s interest in Rush is well known, which is certainly…