The plan is don't vote for anyone who isn't in the LP, and even if they are in the LP, verify that they support the NAP before you vote for them. If there's no liberterian in the race it doesn't matter. Neither choice will bring you any closer to liberty.
--- In [email protected], "Eric Dondero Rittberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So smarty-pants. What do you suggest Connecticut libertarians do? > There's NO Libertarian Party candidate in the race. > > Are you suggesting Libertarians back Republican Aurther Schlessinger > instead? > > Or are you one of those anti-political Libertarians who would rather > Libertarians just sit it out, and stay home, not at all engaging in > politics, let alone the most watched political race in the country. > > Don't bitch, unless you have some alternative plan. > > > --- In [email protected], Logan Ferree <lhferree@> > wrote: > > > > I'm glad to see that Cato's David Boaz has offered some common > sense > > to the Republicans and liberventionists that are quick to embrace > Joe > > Lieberman's Independent campaign in Connecticut: > > http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2006/08/19/republicans-for-the-big- > government-guy/ > > Boaz is right, only if you allow the Iraq War to trump all other > > conservative issues is Lieberman a good candidate for the > Republicans to > > back. And only if you buy into the liberventionist claim that the > Iraq > > War is libertarian does Lieberman turn into a libertarian. > > > > <><> > > Logan Ferree > > > > Republicans for the Big-Government Guy > > <http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2006/08/19/republicans-for-the-big- > government-guy/> > > > > > > Do Republicans still support limited government? Don't laugh-there > are > > still people around who would answer "yes." On this site we've > spent > > plenty of time on Republicans spending like drunken Democrats, > > nationalizing education, expanding entitlements, declaring the > president > > an absolute monarch, embracing Wilsonian foreign policy, and so > on. The > > latest just adds insult to injury. > > > > A lead story > > <http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/19/nyregion/19conn.html? > ex=1156132800&en=a6fa5639a3f76d54&ei=5087%0A> > > in the New York Times is headlined, "G.O.P. Deserts One of Its Own > for > > Lieberman." Yes, Republicans are actually supporting the Sore > Loserman > > for reelection rather than their own nominee. More specifically, > > Lieberman is being officially supported by Connecticut's three > > Republican congressmen, Newt Gingrich, and William Kristol. The > White > > House and the Republican National Committee are "staying out of > this > > one." Gov. Jodi Rell and Sen. John McCain are endorsing "the > Republican > > nominee" but not campaigning for him. (His name is Alan > Schlesinger, by > > the way.) Sen. Norm Coleman says, "From America's perspective, it > would > > be a good thing for Joe Lieberman to be back in the Senate." > > > > And that's because Lieberman supports the good old Republican > principles > > of low taxes, less regulation, limited government, and a strong > national > > defense, right? > > > > Well, not quite. He does support President Bush's floundering war > in > > Iraq. But as Robert Novak pointed out > > <http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-edt-novak14.html>last > week: > > > > Lieberman followed the liberal line in opposing oil drilling in > > ANWR, Bush tax cuts, overtime pay reform, the energy bill, and > bans > > on partial-birth abortion and same-sex marriage. Similarly, he > voted > > in support of Roe vs. Wade and for banning assault weapons and > > bunker buster bombs. His only two pro-Bush votes were to fund > the > > Iraq war and support missile defense (duplicating Sen. Hillary > > Clinton's course on both). > > > > Lieberman's most recent ratings by the American Conservative > Union > > were 7 percent in 2003, zero in 2004 and 8 percent in 2005. > > > > I actually agree with him on a couple of those votes, though I > wouldn't > > expect that conservatives would. The National Taxpayers Union says > > <http://www.ntu.org/misc_items/rating/VS_2005.pdf> that he votes > with > > taxpayers 9 percent of the time, worse than Chris Dodd or Barbara > Boxer. > > > > Only if you believe that continuing to support the war in Iraq > outweighs > > all other issues combined can a conservative reasonably support > Joe > > Lieberman. And apparently a lot of Republicans and conservatives > are > > willing to toss aside his commitment to high taxes, higher > spending, > > more regulation, and entitlement expansion in order to get that > vote for > > Bush's war. > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > 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/
