“Intellectually he’s probably a lot closer to the libertarian and small government conservatives on FR than many here would care to admit.”
Agreed. He’s actually quite intelligent; not to mention a savvy businessman....
I agree as well. I listened to Howard constantly in the nineties. He was all over the map politically — didn’t stick to any one group. He IS extremely intelligent and despite his ridiculous shtick, has certainly been what one would call financially successful.
He will likely vote Dem again at some point but it’s clear he is annoyed with them right now. Yes, he is closer to Libertarian than anything else.