[secretagent]

The libertarians need to look at the big issue of shrinking the government, and not so much at the little issues, such as marijuana legalization etc.

I see marijuana legalization as smaller than drug legalization, and both as smaller than the whole "consensual crime" area: drugs, gambling, sex, and free enterprise vs licensed labor.

I am worried though that they really shot themselves in the foot with the War in Iraq.

A libertarian could argue for the invasion, if he argued that the U.S. didn't initiate force against Iraq.

[eyespysomething]

I see marijuana legalization as smaller than drug legalization, and both as smaller than the whole "consensual crime" area: drugs, gambling, sex, and free enterprise vs licensed labor.

You're right, and that's my whole point. Don't get hung up on the minutia, let's look at the big picture. No one is going to agree on all the small things, but we can agree that the government has gotten to be a huge hog with a gun, feeding at the trough of our labor and liberties. (did I just say that? that sounds wacky even for me.)

And since Iraq broke treaties and sanctions and fired on our planes etc etc, you can say we didn't initiate, we just continued the war from 91, when the peace treaty was never followed by Iraq.