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Top Five Reasons to Support Bob Barr for President

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Here are my top five reasons why libertarians should support Bob Barr:

1. He voted for the PATRIOT Act.
2. He spent much of his life putting people in jail for possessing products that the state arbitrarily decided to outlaw.
3. He thinks guns should be forced on business owners.
4. He keeps an open (albeit misguided) mind when it comes to supporting war.
5. He endorsed a man for VP who doesn’t want to bring the troops home.

Well, okay, so maybe these aren’t the best reasons to support someone in his run for presidency. But never mind that the LP has gutted its platform, purged the radicals, and nominated two conservative Republicans. So they gave up on education and principles. What’s more important is that we rally behind the LP’s candidate in order to accomplish its new goal: hurting McCain.

You can bet McCain is shaking in his boots over that fraction of a percentage he’ll be losing to Barr.

I can’t wait to vote.

For more on Bob Barr, see this article.

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4 comments to “Top Five Reasons to Support Bob Barr for President”

  1. Comment by Susan Hogarth:
    Wednesday, May 28th 2008 at 1:23 am

    But never mind that the LP has gutted its platform, purged the radicals, and nominated two conservative Republicans.

    1) The platform is better than 2006, though that might be rightly considered damning with faint praise.

    2) Radicals have not been ‘purged’, unless somehow I missed my show trial. I *never* get my invites on time!

    3) This is true from my perspective. I am sorry it’s so.

  2. Comment by Joseph:
    Wednesday, May 28th 2008 at 2:21 pm

    Don’t forget the “Fairtax” - if the LP slate were to actually win I might be forced out of retirement and back to work to pay my taxes.

  3. Comment by Top Five Reasons to Support Bob Barr « disinter:
    Wednesday, May 28th 2008 at 5:03 pm

    […] May 28, 2008 by disinter Neocons - is McCain too liberal for your tastes? The “Libertarian” Party has a candidate just for you: 1. He voted for the PATRIOT Act. 2. He spent much of his life putting people in jail for possessing products that the state arbitrarily decided to outlaw. 3. He thinks guns should be forced on business owners. 4. He keeps an open (albeit misguided) mind when it comes to supporting war. 5. He endorsed a man for VP who doesn’t want to bring the troops home. […]

  4. Comment by Mary-Grace:
    Thursday, May 29th 2008 at 9:03 pm

    Oh Chris.
    I miss you and your sarcasm terribly.

    :(

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