Curious's Journal

People commenting here and Libertarians for Obama blog have indicated have pointed out some gaps in our statements. So I’m going to try to clear up some points.  First, there are no true libertarian candidates in this election. Second, someone is going to win the next election. Third, I want the best possible candidate to win.

Other then Bob Barr, I didn’t go over any of the third party candidates that could technically win this election. So lets look at the candidates that could “technically win” (ie. their parties are eligible to win the minimum 270 votes need to win the election)

Bob Barr may have the libertarian party nomination, but his voting history says otherwise. Bob Barr did not became a libertarian until after he lost his job of 8 years in the Senate. He strikes me as an opportunist, not someone who believes in the fight. Ron Paul didn’t endorse him.

Ron Paul endorsed Constitution party candidate Chuck Baldwin. Yea, the Constitution Party is a bad idea. There is a reason why there is a separate Constitution and Libertarian party. The Constitution Party doesn’t just follow the Constitution, they throw in bunch of religion into the mix and claim it is constitutional. They want to force right wing morality, but at least be nice enough to let you complain publicly about it. Yea, No.

The Green Party wants to enforce “Green” morality. They are still working out the 2008 platform. Here is the 2004 platform to give you and idea of what they are about. www.gp.org/platform/2004/. Lets just say they make Al Gore look like the Exxon Valdez. Again, nope.

So again, we are back to Obama and McCain. Both are willing to expand the government. One of them is willing to greatly cut my taxes and those of everyone I know and love. One of them wants to cut back on the Patriot act. One of them wants to cut back on federal raids on state approved medical marijuana sites. That one is Obama.