Libertarian Bob Barr Officially Joins the Jumblef**k
John McCain might be happily watching the Democratic donkey punchfest from the sidelines today, but come the fall he might be doing some conservative infighting of his own.
Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr has officially announced his intention to run for president as a Libertarian…
Saying that none of the other presidential candidates are talking about the most important issues — including what he sees as the need to "re-shape this country in the image of our Founding Fathers"…
…Barr also declared that Americans "deserve better" than what they've been getting from elected officials in Washington.
Excellent points, all. We do need to "re-shape this country in the image of our Founding Fathers," whatever that means. Maybe some powdered wigs. Or we can start losing our teeth. Or, I should say continue losing our teeth.
According to Barr's website, some of that re-shaping would come in the form of cutting big government spending (aka, "The Root of all Problems"), replacing the national income tax with a national sales tax, restoring the writ of Habeas Corpus, and more securely securing the country's borders. You know, conservative stuff. Just like all the stuff John McCain doesn't support.
As it turns out, a lot of conservatives aren't happy with the prospect of a Barr candidacy, and they'd rather him just stay home instead…
The former Republican congressman from Georgia formed an exploratory committee last month and told The Washington Times he has since been subjected to the behind-the-scenes pressure from Republicans not to run….
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told The Times today that "Bob Barr will make it marginally easier for Barack Obama to become president. That outcome threatens every libertarian value Barr professes to champion."
You know who has two thumbs and doesn't give a shit about that argument? That Bob Barr guy…
Barr said such talk doesn't concern him. It will be McCain's fault, not his, if the Republican loses in November, Barr said. "The American voter deserves better than the lesser of two evils," he added.
Absolutely. They deserve the lesser of three evils.
Four, if you count Nader. Which you probably shouldn't.
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Bob's done a good job so far spreading the word about libertarianism. He'll end up getting us plenty more coverage- and votes, as well!
http://www.bobbarr2008.com
for a good RP/BB comparison on issues check out:
http://www.thirdpartywatch.com/BarrAndPaulOnTheIssues.htm
Bob Barr is a Libertarian finally out-of-the-closet. Give him a break.
You know the world is coming to an end when the Libertarians are recruting the head of the morality police.
Why not? The more, the merrier. This is like "Musical Chairs". The problem is that the winner will actually be the loser. I mean, this is the person who will have to clean up the mess this administration has left behind. Unless, of course, the Repugnants get re-elected. In which case, we WILL be living in "Messapotamia"to steal a phrase from JS. Thanks, Jon. Then, we will be able to annex Iraq as a new state…of Confusion and proceed to carry on this war to protect our Homeland!
All Barr needs is Ron Paul's endorsement and the Republicans are offically screwed. Imagine Paul as his running mate? Hell, if the Paulistas get behind this… things could get interesting. The spam would be annoying but still…
Hey, let's not get ahead of ourselves. While Bob Barr has a good deal of media coverage, the convention is at the end of the month and Barr's voting history is not very libertarian–voted for the Patriot Act, voted in favor of going to war in Iraq (very non-libertarian). He needs to get past Gravel and Root too.