Bob Barr, former Georgia Congressman has just announced his intention to seek the Libertarian Party nomination for president. There are two problems with a Libertarian running for president this fall: 1) the Libertarian candidate will siphon votes from the Republican candidate; 2) no one takes Libertarians seriously.
For the first point, well, the downside to siphoned off votes is what? Barama or Hillary getting elected over John McCain? As if there's a difference. There are literally no differences between the three candidates. As for the second point, the stupidly pragmatic position to shy away from your convictions because not enough people think like you to get your candidate elected is absurdly naive and short-sighted.
So, for now, I am supporting Bob Barr for President in '08. I'm going to do some more reading and research before I decide for sure, but so far, I haven't disagreed with any of his positions and if the election were today I'd happily vote for him.
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