Quote: Ah.. typically subtle and persuasuve. No wonder all the intelligent libertarians I know are quick to explain they're the small "l" kind, and not associated with the party of the same name.
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I suppose all your "intelligent" libertarian friends will just keep voting to keep someone out of office. That defeats their purpose. If you don't like how things are being run, try to change it...
I would be willing to bet most people who call themselves conservatives, can find a LOT of common ground with true Libertarians... Even you my friend!!
Of course there's plenty of common ground. The greatest divorce is actually in political tactics. The Libertarian Party believers seem to think a separate party is the best route for affecting the change they want, and no amount of abysmal failure will convince them otherwise. On the other hand, other libertarians find this tactical model a bit weak.
Not that they all draw the same conclusion about the right way to go - they're certainly not all die-hard Republicans. But the Libertarian Party has been around long enough to draw some fairly good conclusions about how effective it is likely to be. By this point the majority of self-described libertarians I know of (even a few big "L" ones, like L. Neil Smith) hold it in a bit of contempt.