Republican-turned-Libertarian delivers manifesto
September 19, 2008 at 11:59 am by Scott Henry in NewsWe writers are pleased when people read our articles and we’re thrilled when they take the time to send us a comment. So imagine my giddiness yesterday when I saw that one Zac Carter had penned, er, tapped a 1,280-word response to my cover story about Bob Barr.
Apparently, the article about Barr’s efforts to win votes as the Libertarian candidate for president spoke to Carter. While he didn’t address the details of the story itself, he offered a veritable cri de coeur about his own disillusionment with the Republican Party. Here’s an edited excerpt:
The Republican Party today would be unrecognizable to my favorite Republicans of yesterday, such as Barry Goldwater, who said, “A government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it all away.”
As I heard one of the presidential candidates say in regards to these stimulus checks, “Whose economy are we stimulating here? Ours or Chinas? We are borrowing more money from China so everyone can go buy more stuff made in China.”
I get it, others in the GOP get it, so why doesn’t the party leadership?
I can’t take anymore disrespect for conservative values, and unless the Republican Party wakes up and gets its head on straight real soon, I will be taking my vote, time, energy, money and passion from the GOP and giving it to the Libertarian Party.
Even Reagan said, “Libertarianism is the very heart and soul of conservatism.” I will be doing everything I can to sway like-minded conservatives to join me in this exodus and vote for Bob Barr for president and Wayne Root for vice president. Both were recently Republicans and are among countless conservatives I’ve heard say, “It wasn’t that I left the Republican Party, it was the party that left me.”
Carter’s entire comment can be read here. If I’d known he had so much to say about the matter, I would’ve gotten him to co-author the article and saved myself a lot of time.
BTW, if you, too, are interested in Bob Barr and the Libertarian Party, don’t forget to check out CL’s Big Bob Barr Page.
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September 21st, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Was Barry Goldwater (or would he have been) against the War on Drugs? He made his peace with abortion, so I have to think it is possible.
As long as the Libertarian Party doesn’t end up as “the new GOP” or “GOP Lite,” I’m thrilled that people who truly believe in liberty may be joining us in our long-haul struggle to roll back government that is currently in our wallets, in our bedrooms, and too much in our faces, to a degree never envisioned by the Founders (except as they imagined or recalled tyranny).
The Libertarian Party has as much room for disgruntled Democrats as disgruntled Republicans. If liberty for all is your aim, you’ll be the life of the party!