Libertarians for Ron Paul

“During the Republican presidential debate in Durham, New Hampshire, in September 2007, Congressman Ron Paul warned that “we’ve dug a hole for ourselves and we’ve dug a hole for our party. We’re losing elections and we’re going down next year if we don’t change it.” ”

“Paul’s warning was in the context of the Bush administration’s interventionist foreign policy, particularly the war in Iraq. Indeed, the year before, the Democrats captured majority control of both the House and Senate based largely on the growing public opposition to the Iraq War, which was associated not just with President Bush but with Republicans in general.”

“The economy is now far and away the most pressing issue on the minds of the American people, and Ron Paul warned too about the economic meltdown that would occur if we continued borrowing money for programs we could not afford — very much including the war in Iraq — and creating money out of thin air to finance the borrowing.”

Full commentary by Gary Benoit @ http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/election/489

David Weigel profiles the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Georgia, Alan Buckley:

“The bailout cut right to Buckley’s message. “I was against it, and I explained what I wanted to do instead,” he explained before the debate. “I like tax cuts but only when they’re matched with spending cuts, and I’ve proposed a 25 percent across-the-board cut in spending apart from Social Security. If we did that right now it would balance the budget, allow the Social Security surplus to be funded, and provide for tax cuts.” ”

“Neither of Buckley’s opponents care to get that specific about slashing government. “I’m running against two Democrats, basically,” Buckley grumbled as a GPB attendant pointed him toward the green room. Cobb County Libertarian activist David Chastain put it a little differently: “He’s running against two socialists.” ”

Full profile @ http://www.reason.com/news/show/129825.html