Bears repeating for the 'Big L' crowd.
Good job, Neil.
First "Mighty Whitey" Neal Boortz and now this guy. WooHoo!
Excellent!!! A wonderful read. Thank you so much.
Bump.
ping to a reasonable voice
The naked truth.
But his comparison still shows that the debate has been moved to far to the left. He's afraid of liberals who will enact more freedom eroding gun laws, but it's considered a victory for a Republican merely to hold the status quo. Doesn't some positive progress have to be made as a floodwall against future liberal governments? Maybe even some legislative roadblocks/time bombs left for them to make enactment of their anti freedom agenda difficult. Because if the liberals do damage every time they're in power and the best the conservatives can hope for is to prevent additional damage, the trend is still only going in one direction, albeit more slowly.
Good post.
I know of 7 such folks who would have never voted for GW before, till this election. All 7 have said that it is no longer an issue thing but a survival issue. They all feel that we are headed into indentured slavery (communism) under Kerry and feel that the nation is more important than their party...I wonder who said that before?
Tell that to the loons who are asking for 'Rat money in WI and are hoping to get Conservatives to jump ship on Bush. Saying even if the dems don't agree with them, that it still a win win for them
SO9
Well said. I wouldn't mind voting Libertarian for congress this election, assuming he/she has a slim chance of winning. But, to put three Kerry Supreme Court justices on the court would put the US over the edge. Socialism and equal outcome for all (except our elected representatives and judges)!
I have abandoned my Libertarian affiliation because the LP's open borders/free trade position would transform our culture to that of a 3rd world nation through the ravages of outsourcing and immigration. Bush and Kerry also support relatively unfettered immigration and free trade, so I was left without any good choice. But I think it is tremendously important that Bush win with the largest margin possible to avoid a judicial coup d'etat by the Democrats and I will be casting my vote for him.
A libertarian government has an obligation to protect the lives and property of its citizens. The reflexive opposition to the aggressive pursuit of the War shows not only an abandonment of this libertarian value, but it also shows the Party as being no different from any other party. They've staked out a position simply because it's not what "the other guy" is saying. Right or wrong had nothing to do with it; only political expediency.
As an (little "i") independent these days, I have much to disagree with in the current leadership of the GOP.
However, GW Bush is the right man, at the right time, for the right job. Furthermore, John Kerry is the wrong man at any time for the job.
Wow! A Losertarian with common sense!
You can still be a small-'l' libertarian, Neil.
Very good post. Bump.
This Libertarian has made the same decision as Schulman. Not all of us are theory wankers who believe that al Qaeda attacked America because we gratuitously went to war against Mexico in 1844.