Barr just might be my guy in 2008
I’ve never decided who I am going to vote for in the upcoming election. I see the good and bad in both Obama and McCain. There was no way in Hell I would vote for a bastard like Ron Paul — he polluted the Libertarian Party with a bunch of white supremacist rationalizations.
The question that I guess I’ve been asking myself is this: Can I, a guy who arrived at libertarianism because the Democratic Party wasn’t protecting civil liberties anymore, vote for a guy who arrived at libertarianism because the Republican Party was letting him down on other issues?
I think I might have an answer:
Q: How will Congressman Barr’s Campaign differ from that of Dr. Paul’s?
A: It will still retain the philosophical core of Ron Paul’s message, while making better political calculations and compromises where needed to advance the candidacy. For example - the issue of donations from white supremacists that plagued the Paul Campaign came up this week in the Barr Campaign. Congressman Barr chose to not accept their donations rather than give a philosophical argument about why he should not return the donation - as Ron Paul did. Point being, Bob Barr knows how to play politics and knows when to stand firm and when to compromise. By doing so Bob Barr will be able to lend political credibility to our ideas and thus create an environment where they can be spread much deeper into mainstream America. Bob Barr’s campaign will also be run by professionals. Ross Perot’s campaign manager is going to be Bob Barr’s campaign manager. Expect 48-51 state ballot access.
More thinking and research is needed, I think.
June 10th, 2008 at 3:27 am
That sure is good news that Ross Perot’s campaign manager is working for Bob Barr. That gives me even more hope. But why call Dr. Paul a bastard just because he feels its more important to stick to his guns then compromise. If he weren’t so honest and stalwart he would not have gotten so much attention from free thinking folks.
June 10th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Bob Barr will be my guest on News Talk Online on Paltalk.com Friday at 5 PM ET.
You can join in the conversation by following the link from my blog:
http://garybaumgarten.blogspot.com/2008/06/libertarian-presidential-candidate-bob.html
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Barr voted for the Iraq war. He praised Bush because “the surge is working.”
Barr voted for the Patriot Act, and favored reauthorization of that liberty-robbing set of laws.
Just 2 reasons so foar not to vote for him.