tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post2660169284430415987..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Another Conservative Says Palin Unfit for Presidencycaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-99395488509481972008-09-28T07:16:00.000-06:002008-09-28T07:16:00.000-06:00Since when is banning abortion or keeping the Brid...Since when is banning abortion or keeping the Bridge to Nowhere money a libertarian position? <BR/><BR/>Actually, Eric, I'd be happy to see a genuine libertarian insurgency, but Sarah Palin ain't it. She's Jim Dobson's choice, not Bob Barr's. If Bob Barr has lost any polling boost, it's because the Dobsonites were playing coy.<BR/><BR/>Theocracy and libertarianism don't mix. I encourage you in your revolution, Eric, but trust me: Sarah Palin is not your leader.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-74060640468288853282008-09-28T06:59:00.000-06:002008-09-28T06:59:00.000-06:00The elitist wing of the conservative movement has ...The elitist wing of the conservative movement has always been wary of us libertarians coming into the GOP. Sarah Palin is one of the top elected libertarian Republicans in the country, (along with Idaho's Gov. Butch Otter, and Cong. Jeff Flake of AZ). <BR/><BR/>Of course, she's going to make some conservatives nervous. <BR/><BR/>They are wary of her libertarian cultural views. This is the woman, after all, who famously fought back against social conservatives in Wasilla who wanted to run all of the bars and taverns out of town. <BR/><BR/>They even started a whisper campaign in Alaska during the 2006 primaries that Sarah wasn't really a Republican, but rather a "closet libertarian." She had attended a couple local Libertarian Party meetings seeking their support. <BR/><BR/>But what she loses from the social conservatives, she gains 10 times over in libertarian votes.<BR/><BR/>Figure, Libertarian Bob Barr was polling 6% nationwide in mid-summer. As high as 10% in New Hampshire. And post-Palin he's now down to 1%. <BR/><BR/>Ever since Goldwater the eastern establishment Republicans have distrusted Western cowboy individualists in the GOP. <BR/><BR/>With Sarah Palin, the libertarian wing of the GOP has finally arrived. Of course, that's going to make some other Republicans nervous. <BR/><BR/>Get over it Conservatives, THE LIBERTARIANS HAVE ARRIVED!!Eric Donderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763399145451696076noreply@blogger.com