Comments on: Should Libertarians Leave The GOP ? http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/ Life. Liberty. Property. Defending individual freedom and liberty, one post at a time. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » Why Republicans Need Libertarians http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-4084 The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » Why Republicans Need Libertarians Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:08:41 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-4084 [...] Liberals Matt Welch on Liberaltarians Bookmark to: Posted By: Doug Mataconis @ 8:08 am || Permalink || || Categories: Theory and Ideas, Politics TrackBack URI:http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/09/why-republicans-need-libertarians/trackback/ Read more posts from Doug Mataconis • • • [...]

]]> By: The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » Matt Welch On Liberaltarians http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-4026 The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » Matt Welch On Liberaltarians Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:12:24 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-4026 [...] On Conservatives vs. Classical Liberals Bookmark to: Posted By: Doug Mataconis @ 5:12 am || Permalink || || Categories: Theory and Ideas, Politics TrackBack URI:http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/08/matt-welch-on-liberaltarians/trackback/ Read more posts from Doug Mataconis • • • [...]

]]> By: Adam Selene http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3939 Adam Selene Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:23:28 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3939 How about a Reagan-Goldwater team????

]]> By: Exhume Goldwater http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3938 Exhume Goldwater Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:18:05 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3938 Libertarians should leave the party in ’08, and they should vote for the only candidate they’ll ever need. Exhume Goldwater ’08.

]]> By: The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » F.A. Hayek On Conservatives vs. Classical Liberals http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3909 The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » F.A. Hayek On Conservatives vs. Classical Liberals Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:33:51 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3909 [...] Andy P: Here is the article Liberaltarians . Its fair to support individuals who support our ideas, but if you’re… [...]

]]> By: The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » Brock Lindsey’s “Liberaltarianism” http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3908 The Liberty Papers»Blog Archive » Brock Lindsey’s “Liberaltarianism” Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:24:53 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3908 [...] Andy P: Here is the article Liberaltarians . Its fair to support individuals who support our ideas, but if you’re… [...]

]]> By: Andy P http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3907 Andy P Tue, 05 Dec 2006 03:19:29 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3907 Here is the article Liberaltarians . Its fair to support individuals who support our ideas, but if you’re counting on the Republican party as a hole to move in a Libertarian direction any time soon, you’re smoking some of the good stuff. Lindsay’s argument is that at least Liberals and Libertarians can agree on some of the “ends” and little by little they begin to agree with the “means”. Republicans offer agreement on neither means nor ends. They just prefer public debt to taxes.

]]> By: Eric Dondero http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3899 Eric Dondero Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:38:32 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3899 For those interested in a listing of libertarian Republicans elected to public office this year please visit:

http://www.mainstreamlibertarian.com

]]> By: Eric Dondero http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3898 Eric Dondero Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:37:46 +0000 http://www.thelibertypapers.org/2006/12/04/should-libertarians-leave-the-gop/#comment-3898 The boys at Cato need to first explain this dichotomy. The Republican Liberty Caucus is better organized, has more membership, and has backed more winning candidates for public office than ever before in its 15 year history.

How is it that the lone libertarian organizing in the GOP can be far better off than ever before at the very same time, some libertarians are saying that “there’s no hope for libertarians in the GOP.”

Four libertarian-leaning Governors were just elected as Republicans; Palin, Crist, Sanford and Otter. Ron Paul easily won reelection to Congress, as did all 5 other libertarian Republican Congressmen like Flake, Feeney, Rohrabacher. Hell, we even picked up one with Vern Buchanan in Florida. There were some losses, but overall it was a good year for libertarian Republicans.

So why would we abandon the GOP at the very point that we are succeeding?

Insanity!

And what are we going to do go with the Democrats? That’s doubly insane.

The only other option is the Libertarian Party. Yet they had a down year only elected 6 out of 600 on their slate. Perhaps they could have a kick-ass Presidential candidate in 2008. But that remains to be seen.

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