tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post5625843265454827544..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: The Executive Orders I'm waiting forSteven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-13415922827623490162009-01-05T22:07:00.000-05:002009-01-05T22:07:00.000-05:00tomActually, in 2010 Munger has announced he runni...tom<BR/>Actually, in 2010 Munger has announced he running either for State Senator or State Rep (I forget which). If I recall the NC voting totals correctly, he did pretty well in that district running for governor (above 7%), which hopefully means he will be a serious candidate for the state legislature.Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-6210791593480953292009-01-05T21:51:00.000-05:002009-01-05T21:51:00.000-05:00What the LP really needs is for people like Munger...What the LP really needs is for people like Munger and more like him to run for offices they can actually win, and gradually work their way up to larger offices as they build mainstream credibility. Unfortunately because of the way the system is rigged against 3rd parties, we often have to waste our best candidates on impossible campaigns just to get the party onto the ballot.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-37516760689142521702009-01-03T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-03T12:40:00.000-05:00Kavips, what you say is true, but Libertarians are...Kavips, what you say is true, but Libertarians are notoriously bad at selecting photogenic and charismatic candidates who are actual libertarians.<BR/><BR/>Bob Barr was, in many LPers' minds, photogenic and "electable." I don't know which is scarier.<BR/><BR/>And many LPers also think that Wayne "Come on down NOW, used cars are $2000 OFF!" Root is exciting and charismatic too.<BR/><BR/>The Mungers of the world are good, but they get worn out by the thankless campaign hoops the Demopublicans and Republicrats make them jump through -- only to get excluded from the debates anyway. The internal BS also doesn't help them.<BR/><BR/>Often, too, the people who want to run for office the most are the ones we DON'T want running (like Root, Barr, etc.)Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685707001408252759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-521013488098580782009-01-03T04:43:00.000-05:002009-01-03T04:43:00.000-05:00First of all, great post. Most particularly I woul...First of all, great post. Most particularly I would be happy to see all three done.<BR/><BR/>Second to respond to a tangent emerging in the comment section, which incidentally has been an recurrent theme of this blog since I have been reading it.....<BR/><BR/>I have come to the opinion that for a third party to gain a foothold, it needs a charismatic person capable of siphoning votes away from both parties....<BR/><BR/>Watching Munger in North Carolina, I became convinced that this is where Libertarians need to go...People liked him and wanted to see more of him...<BR/><BR/>Your party needs someone like that, male or female who generates likability along the lines of Sarah Palin before we knew anything real about her....and who is rich enough to buy infomercial time so Americans can really get to know them...<BR/><BR/>That is your silver bullet. Ideas are great of course, and if they get approval, the main parties can steal them for their own.... and what's the point of voting for a third party then?<BR/><BR/>But a person, cannot be stolen... You have three years to consolidate your search.... And when you pick the person, look at how they will appear to mainstream party members... will they appear "safe"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-49915861926623087912009-01-02T19:54:00.000-05:002009-01-02T19:54:00.000-05:00We don't live in a binary reality -- we live in a ...We don't live in a binary reality -- we live in a unitary one.<BR/><BR/>Both the Democrats and Republicans are waging war, passing FISA bills, honoring homophobia, cozying up to questionable international dictators, passing and enforcing the PATRIOT Act, and on and on and on.<BR/><BR/>I don't believe that those of us who oppose those sorts of things are going to "convince" the Demopublicans or Republicrats to change their ways. Lobbying them thusly is a colossal waste of time.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685707001408252759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-82652610438817063882009-01-02T14:27:00.000-05:002009-01-02T14:27:00.000-05:00Great point.Great point.Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-74436521479471043932009-01-02T13:53:00.000-05:002009-01-02T13:53:00.000-05:00"Here's my question for all the Bush critics/Obama..."Here's my question for all the Bush critics/Obama supporters of the past two years: are you willing to hold your guy accountable to his own rhetoric and promises to restore the Constitution, or not?"<BR/><BR/>Here's my question: Why was Bush allowed to dismantle the constitution? <BR/><BR/>If we do not understand the answer to that question it won't make a damn what Obama does or doesn't do. rcaka rchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12663751116625171199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-61568184940043464892009-01-02T11:14:00.000-05:002009-01-02T11:14:00.000-05:00dammit! third section!*sigh* I need to remember to...dammit! third section!<BR/><BR/>*sigh* I need to remember to wake up before posting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-19895809681388372082009-01-02T11:13:00.000-05:002009-01-02T11:13:00.000-05:00er, throw a "but" before the "because in the secon...er, throw a "but" before the "because in the second section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-43680964608692256982009-01-02T11:11:00.000-05:002009-01-02T11:11:00.000-05:00One thousand times yes. If Obama does not do the t...One thousand times yes. If Obama does not do the things I hired him for, then I see myself having a renewed interest in writing, if only to excoriate his treachery.<BR/><BR/>And that's exactly what it would be. Obama was elected to undo the epic damage that the Bush administration did to this country. If he tries his best and fails, then fine. If he doesn't even try, I'll be one of the first to call for his removal.<BR/><BR/>Unlike many, I didn't elect him because I thought he was a cool dude, because I have faith in him that he will do what is right for this country. If he lets me down, then woe betide him!<BR/><BR/>(Woe, at least, in a way that only 20 readers can inflict! heh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-76203736937312787192009-01-02T11:10:00.000-05:002009-01-02T11:10:00.000-05:00Absofuckinglutely, ditto that. I also expect him t...Absofuckinglutely, ditto that. I also expect him to reinsitute the draft if he is going to keep on with military mid-east intervention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-44132727728722505772009-01-01T21:36:00.000-05:002009-01-01T21:36:00.000-05:00While I would agree that--at least right now--Libe...While I would agree that--at least right now--Libertarians don't count for much, I think it is an illusion that I'm surprised you bought into that we live in a binary nation.<BR/><BR/>It's pretty much only in the political process that we accept the idea of a binary dichotomy in our society--we supposedly make a virtue of social and cultural diversity, but not political diversity.<BR/><BR/>The D & R universe is where the deals (sometimes) get done--but I suspect you see that as a grim Mencken-like reality rather than the way things ought to be.<BR/><BR/>And, if not, we all need our hobbies, don't we?Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-77772992620759637042009-01-01T21:12:00.000-05:002009-01-01T21:12:00.000-05:00Absofuckinglutely. It's surprising one would n...Absofuckinglutely. It's surprising one would need to ask. The whole point of supporting Obama was to restore government to a rational footing. The trouble will come from third party sites like this that define the world in terms of a universe where Libertarians count, rather than the binary party word we occupy. Which means we will in due course be called to account here for miniscule offenses to Libertarianism's purity where- until the LP can sort itself out into a real alternative- the d & R universe is where the deals get done.Waldo Lydecker's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046082913930451235noreply@blogger.com