Libertarian Sarah Palin to Debate Wayne Root?
One can only hope.
It certainly would be far more interesting than
seeing her debate Biden, the Dela-where Socialist.
Clearly, this is a good sign for America and the
Libertarian Party. That folks in secret smoke
filled rooms wanted and needed our votes enough
to choose her means a lot.
Both Libertarians, and the larger silent majority of
libertarian thinking and leaning Americans, can't help but
be pleased McCain would choose this very pro freedom woman
as his VP running mate.
Sarah Palin has been touted as a good thing for America
and Alaska for a long time by Libertarian bloggers, not
to mention open minded members of the mainstream media.
I agree.
Sarah is the kind of 'small l' Libertarian I could get
very excited about.
I won't be voting for Sarah this season. Though if she
were heads up against Wayne Root for President the,
the choice would be tougher.
I just can't see voting for Sarah, when it would mean
being stuck with John McCain as President.
McCain just isn't very good on the issues important
to America and Americans today.
Besides, why waste my vote on one Libertarian when
I can get two for the price of one?
More importantly, I want a President who's good
on the Constitution, taxes, spending and equal rights
for all. Bob Barr, for example.
It was a very smart political move to choose Sarah
as a running mate.
This choice underscores how badly American needs
Libertarians. And not just Libertarian voters, but
a Libertarian in the White House.
Copyright Bruce Cohen, August 2008
www.GetBruce.com
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We who believe in individual responsibility and small government now have a dilemma: voting for a Libertarian who will never win (Mr. Barr) or voting for for a Republican with a "small l" libertarian VP. Philosophically, Sarah Palin is the best national candidate since Barry Goldwater.
McCain is tough to stomach. His championing McCain-Feingold, the Patriot Act, and lax immigration enforcement is hideous infidelity to Jeffersonian governance. But Jeffersonian principles have been in exile for eighty years, and Sarah Palin could become president in four to eight years. Holding our noses and breaths with McCain at the top might be worthwhile. Even if Mrs. Palin never seeks the top job, her presence in the national spotlight for four years could mean America re-learns that small government is morally and fiscally best. With a libertarian VP, just maybe Republicans and Democrats become attuned to the virtues we've nearly abandoned.
I had said that I wanted to punish McCain for his "political sins". But in one shrewd decision, he may have made up for them. If Ms. Palin sticks to her credo and vociferously espouses Jeffersonian principles, Mr. McCain will have created a bridge to SOMEWHERE for libertarians.
Mark Greenstein
Former Repub, Former Dem, not yet Libertarian
New Britain CT
msg@ivybound.net
www.abetterussenator.com
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