The Libertarian Nod

By Kleinheider Posted on May 18, 2008 at 1:44 pm

Jon Wright, a left-libertarian currently identifying as a Democrat, shares his thoughts on the wide open Libertarian nomination for President between the right-wing Bob Barr, libertarian purists like Mary Ruwart and a left-libertarian like Mike Gravel:

As for what I want to happen? I’m actually torn. The part of me that wants to see the LP take bold strides towards a left-libertarianism that I can really get behind clearly favors Gravel. The part of me that wants to see the LP at least try to save its own soul wants to see it go to Ruwart as above. The part of me that thinks it’s too late for that wants them to go ahead and give it to Barr — effectively destroying the party — but I’m not the only libertarian radical who thinks that might be a good thing. Go out in a blaze of glory and help us elect Obama. Though I do hate to see the term libertarian itself besmirched with the “true conservative” meme — it already is.

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Tags: Bob Barr, Libertarian, Mary Ruwart, Mike Gravel  

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