[Kevin Curry]

There certainly are well-meaning conservatives who call themselves libertarians. But at its essential core the libertarian movement is animated--dominated--by a foul, Godless, and reckless spirit that has nothing in common with traditional conervatism, and which would utterly destroy this nation if allowed to.

You would do well to wake up and distance yourself from the libertarian movement. The spirit that controls it secretly detests you and is only using you.

[Smile-n-Win]

I think Libertarians (the smarter ones) are well-meaning people who fail to see just one thing: that by legalizing drugs and sexual aberration, you give Liberals a vehicle by which they can hold on to power and enslave people.

To sum up the difference between Libertarianism and Conservatism in a nutshell, you might say: Libertarianism is about individual liberty, while Conservatism is about individual responsibility.

In a Libertarian society, you are free to do with your life whatever you want to (or are made to "want" to). In a Conservative society, you are free to do with your life whatever you want to, except:

1. commit suicide;
2. use any substitute for marriage.

In other words, you are master of your life, but not master of the lives of your children.

[The_Expatriate]

a foul, Godless, and reckless spirit that has nothing in common with traditional conervatism

You ought to put this up on your profile page, Kevin; I've never seen a more fitting self-description.

[jesda]

dominated--by a foul, Godless, and reckless spirit that has nothing in common with traditional conervatism, and which would utterly destroy this nation if allowed to.

God is -required- to understand and accept liberty? We cant use rational thinking and logic? Shouldnt someone use their intellect or have they none?

[Alan Chapman]

...the libertarian movement is animated--dominated--by a foul, Godless, and reckless spirit that has nothing in common with traditional conervatism, and which would utterly destroy this nation if allowed to.

I'd rather elect an atheist who respects people and property than a religious fanatic who has no reservations about using taxpayers' money to advance his religion.

Fools, such as yourself, are doing a fine job of destroying this nation without any help from Libertarians.

[Conservative til I die]

Additionally, they are self-defeating. The Libertarians need to get smart and get out of the spoiler party game. What they need to do to advance their cause and ours is remain a wing of the Republican Party. Just like no one can get the nomination for President in the GOP without catering to the conservative wing of the country (tax cuts, pro-life, etc.), the Libertarians could exert some influence as a wing of the GOP.

[Cruising Speed]

The spirit that controls it secretly detests you and is only using you.

and daylights as the Ghost of Christmas Future, no doubt.

[Aedammair]

But at its essential core the libertarian movement is animated--dominated--by a foul, Godless, and reckless spirit that has nothing in common with traditional conervatism, and which would utterly destroy this nation if allowed to.

Very, very well stated; and elegantly so I might add.

As a registered conservative with libertarian leanings your statement defines why I could never make the party leap. I'm really not that party oriented because I agree with JFK's notion that "sometimes party asks too much", so I could easily vote for a candidate of any party that enunciated his/her political views clearly and whose views were more or less in line with mine, and that includes the Libertarian party too, but not as it is structured and presented today.