issues, as well as strategies.
Some Libertarians, like me, would call Tom McClintock
and President Reagan Libertarians.
On the other hand, there are Libertarians who would,
and have, said otherwise. These same people just
can't accept incremental progress, nor vote for the
better of two candidates.
That they are willing to overlook where they disagree
with Ron Paul, is hopefully a sign of maturation
within the LP and the freedom movement.
As far as Rudy, I am happy he's working with
some very good libertarians, and has given every
indication that he'll include some excellent people
in his cabinet, should he be elected.
I can't go along, no way, no how.
Rudy is better than almost any Democrat, sure.
But that's not the question being raised.
I don't personally believe Rudy is committed to
less government. In fact, quite the opposite.
He seems committed to being 'in charge'.
When you listen to Mitt Romney, at least he
makes the case for less government and more
individual choice.
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Libertarian is as Libertarian does.
Rudy is a gun banner, he's for more rules
on Business and Wall Street. And Rudy,
like the Clintons, believes strongly he
knows what's best for you and I.
When he was in office, he did get some
good results, and I'm interested in
learning from his methodology.
New York City certainly benefited overall
from his leadership, but there were many
mistakes and abuses of power along the
way, and this tells us how he would
behave as President.
While Huckabee in no way is committed
to freedom, in the way we Libertarians
envision it, at least he's consistent and
straightforward.
No matter how loudly Mister Rittberg
beats the Rudy drum, Ron Paul is far
more Libertarian than Giuliani.
And, among those in double digits,
only Mitt Romney has legislated in
anything that could be described as
a Libertarian fashion.
Just like with the Islamic terrorists
who would attack us, all we need do
is listen to the words of the
Candidates and watch their
behavior in office and their
personal lives.
Ron Paul has the highest level of
consistency, ethics and legislative
record as a Congressman. As well,
his personal life is unquestionably
likewise squeaky clean.
These things matter to me.
They matter to most Libertarians.
And, they matter to America.
That's why Ron Paul has a shot,
longshot though it may be.
the number one Republican choice,
with Romney the only other even
worth considering.
(Tom Tancredo is good too, but off
the radar in polling and funds...)
The voters of America are quite
practical, and won't vote for someone
they don't trust, or that they don't
think can win.
As more and more information
about Rudy's past comes out, it's
looking like it will be hard for America
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2 comments:
I would go so far as to say that a Democrat would be better than Rudy. As a libertarian, it is the war on liberty that concerns me most and I think that Rudy would continue the shredding of the constitution instituted by George Bush. That is a greater threat to me than the increased government and taxes that we would surely get under a democratic regime.
Mitt Romney doesn't really get the libertarian voter much, pretty much the status quo and that is not good.
If I were to pick a Republican other than Ron Paul, it would be Huckabee. With Huckabee, we would at least get a good shot at losing the income tax and replacing it with a national sales tax. That is a huge gain in way of liberty and freedom. The IRS is the most invasive federal agency that we have, getting rid of it would be a celebration indeed.
Don Venardos
Neither Romney nor Giuliani are libertarians to most of us who support that cause. Personally, I agree with Bruce that Romney would be the better of the two, but for possibly different reasons than Bruce.
Romney is exceptionally brilliant, while Giuliani is merely very smart. Romney has an impressive private sector resume, while Giuliani has spent most of his career in government and the (terribly inefficient) legal sector. Both men will advocate far more government than I'd like, but Romney is more likely to favor mandates that involve private sector competition. Romney ran a diverse state; Giuliani ran a specific city.
So in the categories of competence and free market experience, Mitt Romney is my preferred candidate over Giuliani. Despite Ron Paul's foreign policy errors, he is still my top choice among the major party candidates.
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