I'm not advocating going to the LP, but I am saying that perhaps we should start adopting some of their liberty principles. And if we absolutely must want our agendas addressed by legislation, better to take care of it a the most local level of government possible rather than instinctively fill the desire to adopt things nationally.
Rant over.
Funny, the only time anyone pays attention to the libertarians is when they do silly stunts like this, or when they run as Republicans.
If only they could get a single Libertarian elected to any office, they might be in the position to gloat.
It's funny because the Libertarians can't do any actually governing themselves, but prefer to whine and moan about the Republicans instead. Why don't they go bother the Democrats?
Appropriate.
Will also help to prepare the RNC for all the condolence wreaths they’re going to be swamped with in November.
“Funny, the only time anyone pays attention to the libertarians is when they do silly stunts like this, or when they run as Republicans.”
Not true, there are many influential Libertarians. Many more have core Libertarian values, but have other party affiliations.
My only problem with the Libertarian Party platform is its stance on Iraq and the WoT. The Republican party had looked like a reasonable alternative, but the expansion of government and free spending policies have been a joke. McCain, if nothing else, looks like more of the same in that department. In at least this one very important area this election shows the failings of the two party system.
More people need to wake up and realize that freedom really is not free, and that right now there’s no effective check on government growing ever more intrusive, onerous, and expensive. Meanwhile, American business is hamstrung and large numbers of companies operate offshore, hurting our economy and making us dependent on foreign countries for even critical military components. Not to mention the massive debt that’s piling up...
“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Ben Franklin
“From time to time, the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.” - Thomas Jefferson
Headstone to follow the November election.
That wreath arrived about 8 years too late.
Good analysis. The GOP has lost a lot of its respect and value for individual liberty
Funny thing from the LP. Although the LP has good ideas...their support for open borders and illegal aliens is anathema to American liberty...I think the Constitution Party probably addresses better individual liberty without loss of soverignty
The libertarians, like so many other organizations, have been infiltrated by the Marxists.
The libertarian’s idiotic stance against going after the terrorists after 9-11 was straight out of the appeasement platform of the Marxist party.
One of the primary tenets of the libertarian party, or at least it was until the Chamberlains took over, was self defense. You get attacked, you go kick ass. Period. No debate needed, other than how hard to kick butt and how many butts.
Back in 2002 when so-called libertarians started running screeds from various Marxists, including that bozo America-hating linguist from Yale (can’t think of his name), I knew the libertarian party was cooked.
I’m in agreement with the LP on many issues, and I also agree with their assessment that the Republicans and Democrats merely represent slightly different flavors of Big Government philosophy, but seriously, they should grow up.
There needs to be a viable third party to rise from the ashes that is now th GOP (perhaps the Constitution Party)...but it is NOT going to be the Libertatian Party.
VERY FITTING!
They don't get elected because they don't pander to the constituency that wants hard-working Americans to underwrite the sloth and slough that has become a large majority of the electorate.
And that's the age-old problem. Let's face it, the GOP has fallen under the reality of needing to buy votes in order to survive. George Bush has been teaching them how. It's a short jump from buying votes to believing leftist-liberal policies are "good for the country," when the real translation of that is, "good for my incumbency."
Feh.
Embrace liberty? Hell, we're running away from liberty and freedom and towards full blown Socialism at a break-neck pace at every available opportunity.....and have been for some time now.....
I'm not sure when it happened, most likely it began in the late 1960's, but the average Joe in this country does not love liberty at all. The average Joe, and ALL DemocRats couldn't define liberty if they tried. That is and has been clearly evident in every election cycle since at least 1988. They vote for who is going to "give" them the most or the ones that claim to offer the most "security".
Personal responsibility, self reliance and the love of liberty and freedom are all but dead in the USA.
Didn’t the Liberteens have a candidate running for president? Oh, what’s his name? It’s on the tip of my tongue...
How many senators hail from the Libertarian Party?
I detect schadenfreude by the LP, but it’s well deserved. The GOP is, in fact, a moderate wing of the DNC. We all know what happens to moderates.
They are right on that, but they have a surrender monkey as their leader so they're no better off. Nice try though.
Scarborough on PMSNBC this morning said GOPers have told him they expect a ‘disaster of epic proportions’ this fall. I hate to say it, but the only thing that can save us is some kind of crisis between now and then. Maybe if we have war with Iran, that will turn the wishy washy voters back to national security matters. Or maybe President Bush could suspend the election. Maybe the military needs to step in, I can’t believe they would accept Hilary or Osama Obama as commainder in chief.
They owe me a new monitor. Hehhe... They may just get another $25 out of me yet...