The only reason I could support Barr is the possibility that he would
draw enough votes from McCain to elect Obama. But I'm not sure that's
enough to compensate for the damage that would be done to the LP.
21) A Libertarian surge?
Newsweek
by George F. Will
"Compact and Feisty Bob Barr, 59, probably will seek and get the
presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, which convenes in
Denver on Memorial Day weekend. Given the recent fund-raising prowess
of a kindred spirit -- Ron Paul's campaign for the Republican
nomination siphoned up $35 million, mostly off the Internet --
libertarians are feeling their oats. Come November, Barr conceivably
could be to John McCain what Ralph Nader was to Al Gore in 2000 --
ruinous. Nader was a weak third-party candidate but was the most
consequential in American history. He won only 2,882,955 popular votes
nationwide (2.7 percent), but 97,488 of them were in Florida, where,
because of Nader, George W. Bush won by 537 votes." (for publication
04/21/08)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/131748/page/1
42) Bob Poole and privatization, enemies of freedom
from Reason to Freedom
by Melinda Pillsbury-Foster
"There was a time when the term, 'privatization' was thought to mean a
return of control to individuals. Today those who have long been
involved in the Freedom Movement are learning that it is something
very different. How do you react to betrayal that is decades long?
What do you say when suddenly you see the logic of a line of action
that you once supported? That is the question that now confronts all
of us who understand that the foundation on which the Revolution
stands is the sovereignty of the individual and the individual's right
to exercise power over their own life. Freedom does not equal
efficiency. Corporations are not individuals and have no
rights." (04/12/08)