----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Geez Steven, do you wish me to List every single elected libertarian Republican in the country every single time I comment on such matters? I only mentioned Korhing, Leland, Drolet and McClintock cause they are the most prominent at the moment. There's at least 20 to 30 others including Toby Nixon of Washington State (fmr. 20-year GA LP Member), Brinkman, of course in Ohio, Bob Hedlund in Massachusetts, a State Senator in Oregon, another in Montana who is an elected Republican yet serves as Secretary of the Montana Libertarian Party, at least 3 to 4 in the New Hampshire House including a close friend of the NH LP named Bif, one in Florida who is closely aligned with the FL RLC and is an Economist, two in the Texas House, 1 in PA, another one in Michigan besides Leon named Jack Brandenburg, State Sen. Dean Patterson in Arizona... I could go on and on. Sorry I can't recall all their names off the top of my head. ***** Save your breath, Eric. Nobody is arguing that there aren't some libertarians and quasi-libertarians within the republican party. Just as there are a few in the democrat party. It is well established that it is far easier to be elected on the republican ticket as opposed to the Libertarian ticket. I have seen friends run hard as Libertarians and get as much as 5% of the vote, then turn around the next year and run as a republican and win handily. Both Greg Kaza in Michigan and Penn Pfiffner in Colorado did this (they are both now out of office due to term limits). No argument there. But while I am sure that both of them held true to their libertarian principles while in office, I have to wonder if the quartet that was elected as Libertarians in New Hampshire had more lasting effect. SL ****** But it comes out to about 20 to 30 nationwide elected libertarian Republican State Legislators, most of whom have had some former affiliation or association with the Libertarian Party or are currently associated with the LP in some way. And all having been elected under the Republican banner. ***** And nearly all of them have to explain themselves when they diverge from the republican party line when it comes to refusing to "Blame America First". And I hold them in high esteem. Almost as high as I hold the leaders of the Libertarian Party. SL ***** And you don't consider Rohrabacher as a "libertarian?" Interesting. Very interesting. ESPECIALLY SINCE HE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE MODERN LIBERTARIAN MOVEMENT!!! Are you not aware that it was Dana himself who led the famous Libertarian Caucus of YAF in the late 1960s which spurned the formation of the Libertarian Party???!!! ***** Yep. And Karl Hess USED to be a socialist. And Ronald Reagan USED to be communist. And Hillary USED to be a "Goldwater Girl". SL ***** Perhaps you missed the latest Liberty Index where Dana scored Number 3 right behind 1st place finisher Jeff Flake and 2nd place finisher Ron Paul. Perhaps you are not aware that it was Dana himself who almost single- handidly carried water for the libertarian efforts in the 1990s to Abolish Selective Service. Your ignorance on former Goldwater President Jeff Flake is not my problem. You are obviously a victim of the libertarian propoganda machine that claims Ron Paul as a "fluke Republican", and ignores virtually all other libertarian Republican elected officials like Flake. ****** I'll admit my ignorance of a few obscure republicans who happen to hold a few libertarian principles. But I think you would have to admit, if you are being honest, that they would be more effective if elected as Libertarians. That is, if they are truely libertarian on more than a couple of issues. PEACE Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer Franklin County Libertarian Party (614) 891-8841 P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable" John F. Kennedy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/yHUd1C/hOaOAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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/
