[Conservative til I die]

But you'd have to admit the libertarians can do more damage as a part of the Republican Party. There are plenty of libertarian Republicans out there already, myself included.

[The Libertarian Dude]

How could libertarians possibly "damage" the Republican party? By reminding the GOP that they should actually BELIEVE themselves, much less back it up, when they say they're for smaller and more fiscally responsible government?

When GW cuts ONE government program, or vetoes ONE spending bill, I'll believe he's even *interested* in cutting the size, scope, and cost of government.

Having said all that, I'm going to waste my vote on him, but the rest of my choices shall go to the people who I think will be the least criminally-minded once in office.
In the past, I've voted for Dems - well, twice, but NEVER for anything above state level, and only because their opponents were shifty (and there were no Libertarians running for those positions) - and a few Republicans. Hell, I voted for Reagan, but once GW Version 1.0 got his mitts on things, that's when I jumped ship on the GOP.

Now, some folks think that because I voted Libertarian, I *actually* voted for Democrats. "Wasted vote" and all that rot. Well, maybe Bob "I'm Bob Dole" Dole and GW 2.0 didn't get my votes, but by God neither did Clinton or Gore. Those two, I wouldn't trust to mow my yard with kiddie scissors.