Andrew Sullivan asks a pertinent question regarding the possibility of a Ron Paul third party bid for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue:
The combination of a more prudent foreign policy - including withdrawal from Iraq - and a dismantling of the police/torture/surveillance state could be potent in a general election, if Paul loses the GOP race. Who would run with him?
If I were Paul, I'd pick Ralph Nader. Sure, it makes no political or philosophical sense, but watching the collective aneurysm that would burst through both parties would be good for a few laughs and would undoubtedly show both parties are not only comfortable with the compacted democracy we Americans tolerate, but feel entitled to the present arrangement.
