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To: Road Walker who wrote (683806)	11/8/2012 12:25:25 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1573927

>> Maybe the movement conservatives will join the libertarians, if they'll have them. I think a lot of moderate conservatives (like me) lean more libertarian, but are forced away from democrats because of their fundamental misunderstandings of fiscal and economic matters. In Obama's case, I couldn't vote for him for other reasons. But I could see voting for Hillary Clinton in regard to social issues; if she had a fiscally responsible take on budget matters and were more to the right on economic issues generally, I would find her to be a totally acceptable alternative. The problem today with libertarianism is that it has its own unattractive extremes. I support ending the war on drugs and marijuana legalization; but I don't support the legalization of dangerous drugs like heroin or Rx painkillers. There needs to be middle ground among libertarians if they're going to gain any traction. There are times when markets don't work properly, and some regulation is necessary -- OTOH, the kind of intrusive regulation both Rs and Ds support is absurd. The right libertarian candidates would have my vote, but just as I would never support an extreme R (like Santorum) or D (like Obama), I wouldn't support an extreme L. The "all or none" position of L's stops them dead in their tracks imo.

To: Road Walker who wrote (683806)	11/8/2012 1:48:50 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1573927

Yes, they are in a pickle. And yes, I think the leadership knows that, most of them anyway. But they not only let the loons back into the party, they gave them the keys. The evangelicals were bad enough, but now they have joined with the whackadoodles and run the party. The problem is, they are far out of mainstream, yet think they are right in the middle. How to bridge the gap?