Reality is setting in. So is the spin. TalkLeft's next post will be Live from New York... on Saturday Night. The Republicans will try and blame all protester problems on the Democrats, in an attempt to take votes away from Kerry. The media will trumpet the outrageous and extreme, not mentioning that any such acts have little or no connection to the vast majority of protesters who are lawfully and peaceably exercising their First Amendment rights of assembly and free speech.

Where will you get the truth? Hopefully, from the bloggers. TalkLeft will be there, in the streets, with camera and laptop and voice recorder. Even the TL kid has been drafted...he'll be a volunteer at The Tank, helping progressive bloggers with the inevitable computer problems that arise.

Reality also is setting in that as a self-employed person, taking a week off from work to travel across the country and report from the scene is going to wreak some financial havoc. If you are a frequent reader of Talkleft, please know that even the smallest of contributions will be sincerely appreciated.