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Entry: A March to Nowhere Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/a_march_to_nowhere#17000 Post contents: It’s impossible to be both a Conservative and a Populist. Unfortunately, whether or not this was Paul's intention, he's become a tabula rasa for right-wing populists, along with the occasional Leftist. Hence the growing sense, no doubt magnified by mainstream media, that he is the propeller-head candidate. I'm wondering whether his decision to regroup is not, at least in part, an attempt to get clear of this perception. If this is the case, it would explain his desire to stay within the GOP as the spokesman for the rather tiresomely named "Remnant": paleo-cons, paleo-libs, traditionalists, and the like. Of course, should this be his goal, a March on Washington would be, at the very least, weird. It would most likely be compared not to Martin Luther King, but to Louis Farrakhan and his Million Man March. At worst it would attract, as Justin Raimundo suggests, a bevy of knuckle-headed racists and aluminum-foil capped conspiracy theorists. Not good. If Ron Paul really wants to march, why not endorse the already scheduled United for Peace and Justice demonstration slated for 19-March? He could perform a significant service toward building the anti-imperialist coalition by appearing on the speakers’ platform. Libertarians have marched in peace demonstrations before. Why not now? Also there is the added benefit that the weirdoes at [i]that[/i] march would not be covered in Ron Paul paraphernalia. Sent at: 2008 07 24