Posted on 03/31/2008 10:12:43 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
Former Republican Georgia Rep. Bob Barr is considering a run for president on the Libertarian Party ticket, according to FITNews.
Barr, who joined the Libertarian Party after leaving Congress in 2003, is looking to attract conservatives who are unhappy with the choice of John McCain as the expected Republican presidential nominee. McCain and Barr are at odds primarily over the role of U.S troops in Iraq, although both agree that tough interrogation methods should not be permitted.
FITNews wrote that Barr will receive the endorsement of Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul, a GOP presidential candidate who is still technically in the race but has not suggested he would throw his support to McCain. McCain and Paul, who ran on the Libertarian Party presidential ticket in 1988, also are at odds primarily over the role of U.S. troops in Iraq.
Barr, who represented Georgias 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1995-2003 and served as a House manager during impeachment proceedings against former President Bill Clinton, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week that he identifies closely with Pauls outlook.
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you got that right !
He works for the ACLU!!!! he is PATHETIC!!
McCain/Hillary/Obama as choices really does raise the question: “Does America Need a Conservative Party?”
I think so.
Yup, his work is limited to privacy and 2nd amendment issues.
Check out this from the archives (8 months before 9/11):
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a83e4d60df4.htm
Bob Barr calls for reestablishing federal death warrants for terrorist leaders. There was a point in time when Barr was asked (half-jokingly) to refer to himself as the Congressman from Free Republic. In contrast, McCain has been hated by the conservative grassroots all the way up until about 6 weeks ago. Neither of the men have changed - only the political atmosphere.
Probably a little of both...she promised to leave his FBI file safely hidden in her underwear drawer.
If anything, my hatred for the man has grown in that time. The more I hear from him, the more I want to vote against him.
eeeuuuuwwww...
Hope he doesn't mistakenly grab some of Huma's unmentionables.
;^)
Both.
LOL that was great!
Now that was funny. Very good.
I’ll vote for him.
But then I looked at the date and realized that it was probably an April Fool.
Bob Barr is less of a kook than previous libertarian candidates have been. He's not the kind of libertarian who makes the rest of the country sick.
Of course there are limits to how well he could do, and he could turn out to be an awful candidate, but right now he looks like a step up for the libertarians, and a chance to improve their reputation.
“Just say no,” Mr. Barr, if you care about America.
Well, since I won’t be voting for McCain under any circumstances, I’ll have to take a close look at Barr.
Bob will not get the nod.
Wayne Allyn Root all the way!
www.rootforamerica.com
Hopefully Barr will have a few more interviews like this one (please click the link):
I changed my tagline in your honor.
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