Right now very few elected officials represent libertarian views. Most Dems represent libertine views. Most Republicans have acquiesced with those views because they want to prove they're the stupid party, once again. Libertarians aren't the problem. Rand is not the problem. The problem is that 99% of elected Republicans don't take a stand on the beliefs of their conservative or libertarian base.
It would be better served if the blogger had focused his keen edged wit where the real problem lies....
Most Dems represent libertine views Which also a major part of the libertarian agenda, and the reason that libertarians see conservatism as something to defeat, as the enemy.