This post is spot on. I am a stong libertarian but voted republican this election because of the lessor evil principle, but I understand the outrage libertarians feel. The expanded medicare pill program, the NCLB (what ever happened to eliminating the Department of Education), George Bush doing Americore ads, the Federal Government growing at 2-3 times inflation over the Bush term. Good riddence to Dennis Hastert. Under his leadership the Federal Government grew at 2-3 times inflation, earmarks exploded, tax cuts are not permenant, and the only time the House (and Congress) acted fast was to suck up to the Big Daddy government interests of the Religious Right. The republicans should be loosing libertarian support because they lied and ran as small goverment pols but did not act accordingly.
You forgot the nonsensical nanny state ban on internet gambling that Republicans got behind. I don't gamble but telling someone what they can do on their own computers, in their own house, with their own money is just retarded and reeks of heavy handed Gubmint paternalism.