Or maybe the LPers do remember the 94-95 elections, and remember the pork that's been shipped out of Congress not stopping even though the GOP is the 'party of fiscal responsibility.'
Let us know when you decide to get serious about balancing the budget. Boy, it'd be nice to hear about that line-item veto or maybe a balanced budget amendment now that the GOP's in power, huh? Let's listen to the GOP discussion of those ideas:
[crickets chirping]
More LP idiocy I see.
What happened in the 96 elections? Anyone?
After making cutting spending their primary goal, and even forcing a "government shutdown", the Republicans got hammered at the polls.
This was little support across the country for fundamentalist libertarianism.
Looking at the election results in 2000 and 2004, one can see again, there is no group, of any significant size, who makes cutting spending their primary concern. Most of the mushy middle, however, opposes, quite strongly, any number of specific spending cuts.
So, libertarians see this and work on the culture and try to buck up the Reps where they can. Libertarian Party members, when they can put down the bong long enough say, geez, they won't run on legalizing crack and ending social security...I'm supporting Kerry!
Again, there are no real libertarians in the LP. A simple FACT.