But today they roll out the red carpet for us. Libertarian Republicans in States like Florida and Michigan practically run the GOP. Hell, strike that. In Michigan LIBERTARIANS DO RUN THE GOP. Saul Anuzis, a hardcore libertarian, is MI State GOP Chair. Someone like Anuzis would have NEVER been elected State GOP Chair 15 years ago.

Libertarian Republicans thanks to the efforts of the Republican Liberty Caucus, have made enormous strides. The Party has never been more libertarian than today.

And Giuliani’s nomination will just be the crowning achievement.

http://www.rlc.org

Paris is burning. And it’s MUSLIM Youth who are rampaging and setting the fires.

I take it that that matters little to you. Let France burn down, ‘eh? Not your problem right?

Ron Paul’s view on foreign policy would let the Radical Muslims do the exact same thing here in the US.

For instance, is it liberal or conservative to agree with the idea of privatizing highways? It’s conservative (libertarian) to believe that privatizing roads will further cut government obligations to a particular, favored segment of the population — in this case, those with enough money to afford personal transportation. It’s liberal (environmentalist) to believe it would reduce the number of polluting and energy-gobbling private autos on the road in favor of public transit (particularly if part of the deal were that public buses were permitted to travel these roads for free or for lower fees).

Fortunately, there are certain things on which, I think, almost all of us can agree. One example is the unholy alliance between elected officials, regulators, and corporations, whose money talks louder than our votes. This is the heart and soul of fascism, and I have to believe very few of us are in favor of that.

Now that the Internet is so pervasive, maybe it’s finally time for some direct democracy, voting online (assuming there is some way of auditing this), along with some better social research on issues and some more and better debate — like this. With direct democracy, we would not necessarily have to align ourselves with party labels which ofttimes do not fit very comfortably. Then we could even begin looking at other progressive alternatives, such as proportional voting.

I don’t know what cave you’ve been living in, but the Republicans have made a choice. The choice is “social conservatism” aka Puritanicalism, big government, xenophobia and imperialism. They made that choice at least a decade ago and haven’t waiver from it since that time. If libertarians ever vote the same as present day Republicans, then they aren’t libertarians.

This upsets not only leftists and Democrats who see a Republican who is socially tolerant as a great threat to them for Nov. ‘08, but it greatly upsets the Libertarian Party partisans too. Those who advocate a 3rd party route for the libertarian movement, will be undercut by a successful libertarian lite candidate like Rudy.

Thus, we see foaming at the mouth vitriol coming from two sides at Rudy: Mad Leftists and Radical Libertarians.

Libertarians for Giuliani:
http://www.mainstreamlibertarian.com

A form of collectivism and government are necessary to keep the crazy few from ruining things for the more sane majority.

There was a time when the Federal Government seemed the correct place to fulfill that role. No longer. The Feds have amassed too much in State’s assets and power and are unable to represent the people in governance the way “We The People” require.

SO, even though I don’t adhere to the full version of Libertarianism, I agree that what is needed in this stage of the game is a draw down of Federal power, back into the Sates, as well as a draw down of our military power, back into our country.

This need for retraction is why Ron Paul has my support.

If I can go to the State Capital here in Oregon and argue logging issues, for example, I am that much closer to solving what I consider “the problems”.

It really is time to get government, be it Left or Right leaning, closer to home.

Is it possible that a large portion of the American electorate wants change but is at a loss to say where or when that change is going to come? For example, I consider myself an extremely-left leaning liberal but I don’t necessarily identify myself with the traditional Libertarian point-of-view. I’m in agreement on some things with Libertarians but we have less in common rather than more. So while I like Ron Paul’s anti-Iraq war stance and protection of American’s freedoms and privacy I don’t agree with him at all on things such as Social Security or Abortion and other things. So what does that make me? a Neo-Libertarian/Green-party leaning neo-third-party wonderer? And what about other Americans that know America needs big changes but they don’t see either of the two-parties Dems or Repubs representing their ideals?

What party can come into existence that represents the new lost American electorate? Considering that the existing two parties seem more and more hidebound and incapable of leading a new American consciousness.

Just one quibble. I think Ron Paul’s Republican run is by far a net positive for libertarianism and the Libertarian Party. If he takes the popularity he’s gained in the Republican primary and runs Libertarian, he will pull huge numbers of new voters to the LP.

Even if he doesn’t run third party, large numbers of his supporters will suddenly find themselves in search of a candidate they can stomach. Many will find their new home in the LP. It’s one thing to simply vote for the lessor of two evils. It’s quite another thing to settle for the giant douche bag or the turd sandwhich after losing one’s dream candidate.

Ironically, only if Ron Paul wins the Republican nomination, could it possibly be bad for the LP.