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Reagan had a strong Libertarian streak in him.

Like hell he did. He was a straight up limited government Conservative. The Libertarians despised Reagan. Murry Rothbard, the father of the modern Libertarian movement and Ron Pauls mentor, wrote this on Reagan. It is a hate filled screed on Reagan and his ideals.

"...Reagan is basically a cretin who, as a long-time actor, is skilled in reading his assigned lines and performing his assigned tasks..."

If you recall the '88 election, Paul ran in that race as a protest against Reagan. He hated him. This is from a LA Times interview from May 10, 1988.

“The American people have never reached this point of disgust with politicians before. I want to totally disassociate myself from the Reagan Administration.“

Libertarians are neither Republicans or Conservatives. Just listen to the whacked out answers Paul had in the debate.