tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247350212550914879.post1106858630292130091..comments2024-03-04T15:59:34.907-07:00Comments on Frankenstein Government: The Accidental LibertarianBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11009623520148094685noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247350212550914879.post-52165974937411493792011-10-20T17:08:03.001-06:002011-10-20T17:08:03.001-06:00Dear Anonymous...
Thank you for your insightful c...Dear Anonymous...<br /><br />Thank you for your insightful comments. Let me say this. The only reason the Libertarian Party cannot win is because 180 million voters refuse to sign on. In fact, every American has made their choice. That same choice- Republican or Democrat has been failing for nearly 50 years. Every four years, a new con man arrives, and convinces the voting public that he will turn the ship around.<br /><br />If you must fall for that again- please know that history is not on your side. This is not the time for fucking around. This is the time for courage. Immense courage. Reagan had some but he wasn't that hot and in fact if you look at his deficit spending you will see that he was a big government spender just like most.<br /><br />Pick your poison. Big government or big corporate cronyism. Or get serious about turning this mess around. That's how I see it. You don't have to agree and at this point quite frankly- I don't think anyone has the balls to fix this. maybe Paul- but that would take a miracle.<br /><br />I refer to my hometown as Moonbat Valley because the place is crawling with liberals and centrists. Suffocatingly so. We are the biggest democrat county in Idaho- Blaine. Certainly the wealthiest with a bunch of maniac egos that are all the smartest people in the room.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11009623520148094685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247350212550914879.post-45474743715925636812011-10-20T12:30:23.062-06:002011-10-20T12:30:23.062-06:00That's all well and good and BTW, I certainly ...That's all well and good and BTW, I certainly am with you.<br /><br />However our political system is a 2 party deal. And right now, even though we have GW signing, the law banning incandescent bulbs(noting your lighting comment) and Republicans seemingly on the path to socialism, only in the right lane, they are one of the two parties that still most closely mirrors my values.<br /><br />I have choose to take a different tack. That is to elect Republicans that eschew the establishment types like Rove and seek a return to our Constitution.<br /><br />There is no hope for Libertarians to take power, rather I believe the approach is ala Reagan, to turn Republicans back to our Founding roots.<br /><br />Further, you might take a good look at the champion(?) of Libertarians now, that being Ron Paul. He makes some excellent domestic economic points but is naive when it comes to America's role as the lone super power. Isolation is not the answer.<br /><br />Granted there's a certain appeal to, let's say, leaving Afghanistan and saying if we have to come back, we're leaving this place glassed over.<br /><br />But what of our allies like Taiwan and Japan? Or our interest in keeping the free flow of oil coming through the Persian Gulf?<br /><br />The old saying is nature abhors a vacuum and if we were to abandon our allies, there are forces that would gladly welcome that.<br /><br />If you've watched any of the Republican debates, you can see the Tea Party has won. There is no talk of "liberal" solutions. All of our candidates talk of roll backs and real spending cuts.<br /><br />That's the ticket dude, not a pie in the sky party that can make all the promises in the world because they'll never get the chance to implement them.<br /><br />Also, is your home really in "Moonbat" Valley?<br />MMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com