[gcruse]

The dawning realization that you might be qualified, after all, to run your own life, comes sooner for some than others.

[sourcery]

Liberty--it shouldn't be just for the elite any more.

[Willie Green]

Libertarians are sometimes damned as purists, but at least they aren’t as predictable or as boring as their sniping counterparts on the right and left.

Sure they are. They're the first to whine about their "rights" and the last to acknowledge any responsiblity.

[JMJ333]

One of the great things about laissez-faire types is that they’re not in power and – truth be told – they have no desire to be

LOL..and truth be told they really would like power but can't garner more than .03% of the vote.

[Consort]

Is it time to co-a-lit?

[My Favorite Headache]

A Cool Libertarian

Neil Peart

[Kevin Curry]

A startlingly diverse group, the only common ground that all libertarians share is a desire to live in a society in which people are truly free – of wars, of petty government regulations, of a creeping Puritanism that holds suspect any fun activity. That might be a pipe dream, but it's one I’ve come to share.

Libertarians are hell-bent on giving this nation over to a suffocating nanny state. There is nothing "fun" about sodomy-AIDS, kiddie porn, crack cocaine addictions, heroin-inspired prostitution and the other libertarian "live and let live" sacraments. The sooner you realize that, the better off you will be.

[Drew68]

bump so I can come back later and watch the fireworks!

[BlessingInDisguise]

At this point, libertarians are the only hope this nation has left.

[DrCarl]

Remember: When the Republicans tell you that you aren't reading the First Amendment correctly and the DemocRats tell you that you aren't reading the Second Amendment correctly, it's time to start voting Libertarian.

[DrCarl]

Remember: When the Republicans tell you that you aren't reading the First Amendment correctly and the DemocRats tell you that you aren't reading the Second Amendment correctly, it's time to start voting Libertarian.

[A2J]

Libertarians are sometimes damned as purists, but at least they aren’t as predictable or as boring as their sniping counterparts on the right and left.

What?

The libertarian mantra:

"Just say 'no' to borders, morality, wars, and to saying 'no' to drugs"

How more predictable can they be?

[bourbon]

I'm getting REALLY tired of libertarians and conservatives crowing about how "cool" they are.

Prime Examples: 1) Jonah Goldberg, who, judging by his NRO columns, is trying to break the world record for cutesy pop culture references; and 2) Glenn Harlan "Did I mention I make Techno Music?" Reynolds of the always hipper-than-thou Instapundit.com.

The desire to be seen as "cool" exhibited by some on the right is nothing more than a juvenile longing for public adulation. Furthermore, it is indicative of an unduly deep concern that one must always follow the whims of fashion. Conservatives and libertarians, who both at least claim to aspire to timeless ideals of individualism, ought to find all of these self-congratulatory utterances somewhat off-putting.