Sunday, May 25, 2008

OTB: Libertarian Party Embraces Big Tent?

Bob Barr, Tucker Carlson, and Richard Viguerie headline the Libertarian Party Convention? Is the LP losing it's libertarian moorings?

Not so, says McQ over at QandO:
No kidding. In fact it appears a conservative attempt at takeover of the good old non-factor LP.

But don't worry James - the guardians of the "real" LP won't let it happen - trust me on that.
Joyner doesn't seem convinced... but it does seems as if the LP is about to have a crisis of conscience between it's purists and the disaffected legions of the GOP.

There are some who might argue the converse -- that elements of Grover Norquist's "Leave Me Alone" coalition are reforming around the Libertarian Party. If so, stalwarts in the LP are going to have to come to a decision as to how to absorb the majority (and it will be a majority) of fiscal conservatives flocking to their banner.

Is it going to happen? I doubt it seriously. Libertarians are not conservatives for a reason... try arguing the pro-life, pro-drug war schtick within the hallowed walls of the LP and see what happens to you!

1 Comments:

At 6:31 PM, Blogger Rick Sincere said...
The LP has now nominated Bob Barr for president. No word on a veep yet -- perhaps Tucker?

 

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