[Imal]

(Regarding my "Welcome to the Libertarian Party" wisecrack)

To be fair, I posted that tongue-in-cheek. Being a registered Libertarian myself, I am used to the levity surrounding my political identity and the endless ribbing -- both good-natured and otherwise -- I can expect from my fellow FReepers.

Even us disaffected, tax-evading, dope-smoking, gun-waving, Ayn-Rand-quoting Libertarians are entitled to a sense of humor.

While I am no stranger to pragmatism (yes even Libertarians can be pragmatic), I do encourage you to choose your political path based on principle, not just expediency. It is not an easy choice, but it is the right one.

It is, after all, the prostitution of principles that has given us the corrupt and treacherous "two-party system" in the first place.

Having said all that, sometimes the best path is to work to fix what is wrong with your party, rather than just abandoning it. It does my heart good to see that there are still some lovers of liberty in the two majority parties, and I wish them well in their efforts.

I suggest you not rule out being one of them.

[WhiteGuy]

Even us disaffected, tax-evading, dope-smoking, gun-waving, Ayn-Rand-quoting Libertarians are entitled to a sense of humor.


HEY! I almost never smoke dope!

Such a generalization........................