I'm sure you will be happy to correct me if I am wrong, but where did the folks who formed the Libertarian Party come from?
My recollection was that they were disenchanted Republicans, fed up with elected Republicans working toward larger and more invasive government.
Sure, there were a few dopers, and some downright anarchists thrown in, but for the most part, they were originally Republicans.
To the extent that they are still at odds with the Republican Party, I think it comes from essentially the same tendancy toward larger and more intrusive government. Therefore, they cannot support most Republicans.
Oh I totally agree with you! The problem is that while the rest of us have tried to correct these problems they chose to throw their hands up throw a tantrum. If they truly wanted change they should have stuck it out and helped. Now we have Ron Paul showing up pretending to be a republican just to get publicity. They show up every four years rant and rave and in the end they end up sitting on their hands because we don’t roll over and support a candidate that obviously has no chance of going anywhere.