9.10.2008
Good Argument to Vote Obama
Makes it for libertarians, but I think the arguments can be plainly applied to any political philosophy.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Way Better Blogs
Posts
Blog Archive
-
▼
2008
(223)
-
▼
September
(71)
- Nobel Snub
- I love this city. Part II.
- Russian Rihanna
- I don't know why...
- THE CLOUD IS A TRAP!!!
- For Paddy
- Why the bailout vote failed.
- Family Guy Season Premiere
- I love this city.
- How long before Palin is forced to withdraw?
- It Takes a Removal from Office
- Farting
- How to Land a 747.
- I think McCain may have screwed himself
- Priapism
- Was Paulson really down on bended knee?!
- The Best Article I've Read About What To Do Now
- How to Make an Amazing Music Video
- This is Out of the Blue
- America the Gift Shop
- This Is Amazing
- Duh
- The Problem With Android...
- Carry on Josh, Carry on.
- Haute Couture in Academia
- Good Article on the Current Financial Crisis
- An Article About Dubai That Doesn't Include a Weir...
- For J and Grawlix
- Google Phone
- The US Free-Market Economy?
- That Ain't Right
- Indigenous Response to Palin?
- Paddy, you're on mine...
- Picture Perfect
- Homemade Electrical Vagina
- Hilarious And Sad
- Obama and McCain Health Care Plans
- Make-Out Party!!
- Today in Hilarious Literalism
- The Sweetest Video Ever
- Does this up Marquette's street cred?
- More Great Stuff From Stewart
- 158-Year-Old Investment Bank Falls
- Change?
- Know What Videos Always Make Me Laugh?
- Mario Videos Always Make Me Laugh
- True
- Somebody At Nike Does A Lot Of Acid
- How long have the geniuses at The Economist been s...
- Why Android Isn't Out Yet
- Feminism or disgrace?
- J Isn't the Only One Who Reads the Alumni Newsletter
- Go Jays!!
- Of Course It Will Be
- Good Sign or Bad Sign
- Good Argument to Vote Obama
- I Should Have Majored In Economics
- For Pat and Josh
- When is the economic pain going to stop?!
- Troglodytes
- Large Hadron Collidor turned on Tomorrow
- Secret Operations in Iraq
- I Love John Stewart
- I sure do miss my dead, cremated dad.
- Nerdy Songs
- Dudes, Palin just said she was going to "lay more ...
- I just found...
- I'm a MAN!!
- This looks awesome!!
- Big-Ups to Grawlix
- How Exciting is This?
-
▼
September
(71)
3 comments:
The leadership of the Libertarian Party of Alaska endorsed Palin for Governor in 2006. She spoke to two LP meetings that year at their invite. Even her Libertarian opponent in the race Billy Toien endorsed her the last 3 days, telling his supporters to "vote for Sarah."
I wonder if the Libertarian Party of Illinois has ever supported Obama? Somehow, I think not.
I find it more useful in Presidential races to generally vote for one of the candidates running for President, not Vice President. Dummy.
I would also say that both the Libertarian position and the Republican Party are not what they were in 2006.
The current Libertarian discourse seems to be centered around the idea that the Republican Party is in clearly and unhesistatingly marching away from its Libertarian roots. That is, this current administration (no matter where you stand in the political spectrum) has unquestionably expanded government in both foreign and domestic arenas--more war, domestic spying, government subsidies and government-sponsored programs, etc. To Libertarians, I think (although I can't assume to know everything about their positions), this is dangerous and cause for a reassessment of their allegiances. At the very least, the move will put the Republicans in check and force them to reassess the party's position--certainly, it doesn't mean that they now agree more with the Democratic platform.
Ron Paul is a great case in point. He publicly identifies himself with Republicans (most likely because he knows that the two party system has a strangle-hold on US politics) but clearly has Libertarian leanings. Today, he announced that he is supporting a thrid-party candidate. It seems clear, for Paul at least, that the Republicans need to reign themselves in.
Post a Comment