The Libertarian view is utterly disastrous for Conservatism. No, the enemy of my enemy is NOT your friend.
I believe Ronald Reagan spoke highly and considered himself a libertarian (small l). On the role of government, the libertarian and small government conservative have a great deal in common. The Libertarian Party has little in common because it is widely focused on drugs, leftist social issues and isolationist policies. I believe a great deal of the conservative base, many independents and a lot of disaffected voters would be attracted to more ‘small l’ libertarian ideas in the Republican Party.
“the enemy of my enemy is NOT your friend.”
You are wrong. Social conservatives alone don’t have the numbers to win national elections anymore. That’s just reality.
The democrats are adding hispanics at a rapid pace to their ranks and republicans will have to add young libertarians. There is no alternative. The demographics are changing and the formula that worked for republicans in the past will not work again in the future.