[84rules]

I watched Barr on Glenn Beck last night. He isn't the squeaky pure Conservative that everyone seems to think he his. He stated flatly and unambiguously that he would not build the border fence and that he would pull out of Iraq and engage Iran "diplomatically."

Conservatives say they can only vote for McCain if they compromise certain principles. Well, they will have to compromise a different set of principles to vote for Barr.

Barr's candidacy is a great strategy for ensuring that the liberal Dems control both the Executive and Legislative branches for the next four years.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

Barr's candidacy is a great strategy for ensuring that the liberal Dems control both the Executive and Legislative branches for the next four years.

Well, in that case he's just insurance, since McCain and his band of mavericks seem to be doing a bangup job making it happen all on their own.

[RJS1950]

Principles my ass. The ONLY principle anyone should have in this war against the democrats at this time is the principle of keeping the fate of the constitution out of the hands of the democrat party. I despise McCain but he is preferable to any democrat. The democrat party IS the primary threat to our constitution because they are and always have been working against the constitution from within. Just because they are Americans does not mean they should be given free reign to destroy us.

[11th Commandment]

I saw the Barr interview as well. I disagree with the Buchannan/Barr/Paul brand of conservatism that misinterprets President Washington's warning about foreign entanglements. President Washington was clearly warning about the US getting involved in European feudal and colonial boundaries. Europe was in arms during his presidency and he resisted assisting the French in the Coalition campaigns. If the warnings were as broad as the Buchannan wing suggests, the Marines would not have landed on the shore of Tripoli and the Monroe Doctrine would not have been official foreign policy.

I understood what Barr was saying about Iran and nation building. We need to support democratic and free market elements in and out of Iran. WE HAVE FAILED AT THIS APPOARCH. As far as Iraq, the cat is out of the bag and you can’t change in mid-stream. Finish the job. Plus the US being in Iraq surrounds Iran and makes the “diplomatic” nation building easier!