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I think that I am probably going to vote for the Libertarian for President this year instead of the Republican candidate. I don't like the libertarian stands on a lot of social issues (I am conservative) but, the Republicans don't seem serious about reducing the size and scope of government (whether it be federal, state, or local). They (the Republicans) are only interested in getting re-elected, not in accomplishing anything. Even the Reagan administration did little or nothing to streamline government programs. In my job I have to work with a lot of HUD programs, etc. Let me tell you, it only gets worse, not better. I think it is time to send the professional politicians a message. Cut spending and clean up the federal government or get the hell out.

Rather than quitting the party, consider infiltrating it. Volunteer for the local planning or zoning commission. Run for the local highway department position.

Then once you get in, implement your smaller government programs. Get some bureaucrats fired. Cut spending. Leak information to the citizens on how the local pols are wasting money. And if you want to do it while calling yourself a libertarian, I have no problem with that.

I think that I am probably going to vote for the Libertarian for President this year instead of the Republican candidate. I don't like the libertarian stands on a lot of social issues (I am conservative) but, the Republicans don't seem serious about reducing the size and scope of government (whether it be federal, state, or local).

I don't want to discourage anyone from voting L, but have you looked at the Constitution Party? If I recall correctly, it pretty much mirrors the LP position of calling for drastic reduction in size of gov't while advocating a lot of conservative social views (blue laws, WOD, state-sponsored religious activities, etc).

Personally, I have a problem with the LP position on open borders & "free trade", but there's no way I could vote republicrat for the reasons you mentioned. The reason we've veered so far left as a nation is because most people vote for what they perceive as the lesser of two evils.

Vote for the people who most represent your views and values... if you do that, you exercised your right to vote in the way the founders of this nation intended us to, no matter what the "bushies" say