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Entry: A Revolution Betrayed? Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/a_revolution_betrayed#16966 Post contents: Betrayal is a very strong word. First, we may win the war by winning the argument. That is how we lost, when we started arguing how much regulation, how much war, how much security instead of if we should regulate, if we should go to war, etc. Second, we cannot win America by making the same mistakes the current administration is making in Iraq. I would defer to William Sturgis Lind on both fronts, so if he says a march is useless or a 3rd party run would accomplish something (I would reverse your titles, a run to nowhere v.s. a march to victory). Do we need "a surge"? Shock and Awe? What? Super Tuesday is over, so the one big battle day is past. Maintaining a super-tuesday sized campaign doesn't make sense. Meanwhile, the Paulite insurgency is taking over the county, then district, and eventually the state conventions. There may be some surprises in St. Paul. Sometimes you just have to retire to valley forge and wait the winter to fight the next battle - of your choice of time and place. I expect the economy, markets, etc. to crash. Had it happened in January, Paul would have enough delegates to be nominated. It will happen. But not unlike Bush, you want the big photo-ops, to have some kind of "Mission Accomplished" banner. Is the march that? No. Is it more press? Yes, but the troops need to know they aren't some small force on the side. If Sabrin and a few others get into the house and senate holding the margin over a divided congress - where every bill is brokered - it might have even more impact. The Revolution will live. As to how to make it thrive, I doubt either of us know. But some things we need to let play out. Forget the push-button instant gratification society. It took years to disconnect from King George III, emperor George XLIII might take just as long. Sent at: 2008 05 16