[mnehring]

They claim to be Republicans of the “Taft” mold- funny considering that Taft was secretary of war under Roosevelt when he oversaw the invasion of Cuba (to establish an orderly government) in the early 1900s and was appointed temporary Governor of Cuba (I believe they would label that interventionism now).

[JenB987]

Dope smokers and isolationists rarely know what they are talking about.

There was a time I would classify myself as a libertarian. But then I grew up and moved out of my mom’s house.

[teamrican]

A “Taft Republican” refers to Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, who was the leading Republican voice against FDR, the New Deal, and government empowered labor unions. The 1952 Republican Convention, in which the Eastern Establishment utilized the “Fair Play” vote to deny Taft victory and steal the nomination for Eisenhower was a watershed moment in Conservative Political History and mobilized a generation of conservative activists who would finally get their revenge in 1964 with the nomination of Barry Goldwater.

William Howard Taft, on the other hand, was a deplorable American President who as you rightly note, did briefly serve as Imperial Governor of Cuba before moving on to the Presidency where he advanced such “conservative” policies as strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commision, passing the 16th Amendment (The Income Tax), and overseeing an illegal invasion of Nicaragua.

Whatever shortcomings Adam Kokesh may have as a candidate, I’m sure he at least knows the difference between the two.