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Entry: A Revolution Betrayed? Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/a_revolution_betrayed#17022 Post contents: I think Dr. Paul has tried that whole 3rd party thing before (Libertarian Party, 1988) and it didn't work out so well. Not to mention the "Sore Loser" law in Texas. In Texas, you can run for President/VP and your seat in Congress at the same time, but if you do, you will lose your seat if you run for president on a 3rd party ticket. (think of it as the "Lloyd Bensen Law". Perhaps he wants to stay in Congress. If he ran 3rd party, he'd lose, and lose his congressional seat as well. Unfortunately, the American electoral system is really stacked against 3rd party candidates. Whether this Sore Loser law would be in effect if, say, the Libertarian or Constitution parties decided to put Dr. Paul on the ballot without his say-so remains to be seen. There is some sort of group or movement which is working getting like-minded people elected to Congress. I think this is worthwhile. Even if by some miracle, Paul would be elected, he couldn't do much without liberty-loving congresspeople, of which there are unfortunately few. Also there's some noise over at lewrockwell.com about drafting Bob Barr to run for Prez as 3rd party. (He introduced Ron at CPAC and has come a long way since his old standard right wing Republican congressman days and is now a civil libertarian). I'd rather have Obama than McCain. McCain is not temperamentally suited to be president. I'd be worried that he'd go off on one of his rages and nuke Iran or Russia or something. The idea of his finger on the nuclear button is scary. My plan is to write in Dr. Paul unless Virginia is close, then'd I'd vote for Hilary or Obama to keep Dr. Strangelove out of the White House. Basically, most people in America want the government to take care of them and it will take awhile, if ever, to get people back to the idea of freedom and self-determination. I think it's the work of a generation, not just an election cycle or two. Like some comedian recently noted about Paul's 5% polling in many places "5% of the American people want freedom, the other 95% want free stuff!". Sent at: 2008 05 16