Did we talk at the IL LP Convention? What do you look like? Did we drink some beers at the hospitality suite? Converse during the tour of Springfield the next day?
Well, that's fine. But how about this compromise. Don't buy into the libertarian Republican strategy, but support the Libertarian Republican strategy. What's the difference you ask? Simple. Big 'L' means people like Scott who are still affiliated with the Libertarian Party but use the GOP for ballot access and to actually get elected. Don Gorman also fits into this group. If you can't buy into the whole kit and kabootle (sp?) - btw, what's a kabootle anyway??? then take half the loaf. Mixed metaphor I know. But what they hey, you at least said I was "entertaining." --- In [email protected], "john_teschky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please don't go overboard, Eric. > > I did my time with the Republicans (precinct captain), and won't swim > in that nihilistic, win-at-all-cost cesspool again. Their view of > liberty was like Reagan's: just rhetoric. > > I saw your debate against Ken Prazak at an Illinois Libertarian > convention a while ago. You were very entertaining, but I can't take > seriously the libertarian Republican strategy (just as I can't take > seriously the Libertarian Republican strategy of the current LP > "leadership".) Freedom (the non-agression truce) seems to only have > meaning when it is applied across-the-board. To me, your views on the > Operation Iraqi Libertarian were very distasteful. > > Scott managed to maintain his libertarian principles while running > against a RINO, and lost. Losing him from the LP Illinois seems to > have shaken the LPI out of its Libertarian Republican compromising > nonsense, so maybe some good will come out of it. > > Perhaps Scott has the stomach for your Republican "Liberty" Caucus > (you, of course, can contact him), but I definitely can't. > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" > <ericdondero@> wrote: > > > > Sounds like you're sympathetic to the libertarian Republican > > strategy. You may wish to check out the libt. GOP movement at > > www.rlc.org or over at Yahoo Libertarian Republican group. > > > > BTW, there are at least 20 hardcore libertarians serving in state > > legislatures around the country right now as Republicans, many > > affiliated directly with the Libertarian Party, in states such as > > Michigan (!!), California, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Mass, NH and > > Alaska. > > > > --- In [email protected], "john_teschky" <rockroller@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Scott is as Libertarian as you, Paul. > > > > > > He accomplished much running as a Republican. He stuck to his > > > Libertarian positions, yet still managed to earn the endorsement of > > > the local Republican party. If he continues his hard work, he > > could > > > very well be, eventually, the Ron Paul of Illinois. > > > > > > His switch to the GOP also played a big part in shaking the > > Illinois > > > LP out of it's dysfunction and begin it's move back towards > > effectiveness. > > > > > > Scott accomplished much for libertarianism in this area by running > > as > > > a Republican. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- 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/
