Precisely. But isn't it funny so many libertarians, especially LP Libertarians are so quick to villify politicians with moderate libertarian stances like Jesse Ventura, Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, Cong. David Dreier of CA, Cong. Butch Otter of Idaho, and other "fiscally conservative/socially tolerant" GOPers like them.
We should be embracing these politicians and their strategy, not denouncing it as "not really libertarian." --- In [email protected], "uncoolrabbit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Good to note that it was a failure to acknowledge the reality that > Americans are moderates, and moderate candidates win. If the LP > wants to be taken seriously on a national level it must acknowledge > this reality. Moderate reform is the way to go for the LP if it > wants to not only grow, but survive aswell. Bush ran as a moderate, > its only when the facade cracked and the truth of what the neocons > are did his aproval plumet to a dismall 37%. > > Libertarians advocating reform are not evil defiler's out to corrupt > the party, but practical pragmatists who believe realy moving the > country toward liberty is more important than assuring your self you > have some philosophical and morale high ground that you wont give up > dispite your failures. > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > Interesting you should say that. Just this morning I got a sad > > analysis from Illinois Libertarian Party member and famed LP > > national petitioner Jake Whittmer that said in his view Scott lost > > cost he ran too much of a "radical libertarian" campaign. That if > > he had just moderated his rhetoric a little bit, he could have > won. > > > > I note again, Bludhorn is a well-know longtime Libertarian Party > of > > Illinois activist, who had the complete support of the IL LP in > his > > most recent run. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Paul" <ptireland@> wrote: > > > > > > Assuming he actually WAS a libertarian (which is almost never > the > > case > > > with people YOU describe as libertarians), he sold his soul in > > hopes > > > of winning and he still lost. What did he accomplish by running > > as a > > > Republican? NOTHING. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > > > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > > > > > In case you guys hadn't heard yet, Libertarian Party member > and > > > > current Republican Scott Bludhorn lost his GOP primary race to > > the > > > > incumbenet 54 to 46% in the Chicago suburbs. > > > > > > > > Though, Scott did increase his vote substantially from his 9% > > showing > > > > as an LPer in 2004. > > > > > > > > Let's hope his runs again for the seat in the future. > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
