Reagan called himself a libertarian-conservative.
The message of ‘LIBERTY’ is never a losing one.
"Now, I can’t say that I will agree with all the things that the present group who call themselves Libertarians in the sense of a party say, because I think that like in any political movement there are shades, and there are libertarians who are almost over at the point of wanting no government at all or anarchy. I believe there are legitimate government functions." --Ronald Reagan
Palin impressed me by pointing out in her first debate with that jerk Biden that what this was about is liberty. But she didn’t follow through with any specifics. I suppose she had to carry water for McCain instead of striking out on her own more. Nevertheless, aside from getting “cult” status in the Republican party, what was her message? G.W. Bush started out as being more “likeable” than the beltway idiot Gore, but we all know how he turned out: a posturing moderate, followed by a big government “conservative”, followed by a collaborator with the Democrat majority.
Utter nonsense! Reagan NEVER referred to himself, in any way, shape or form, as a 'libertarian'.
counterpunch, you really should try another tactic, besides lying, to get your points across.