tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429305915843274151.post101737170591239378..comments2008-09-21T19:40:12.380-04:00Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534096073937573676noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429305915843274151.post-14864017911537034422008-09-21T19:40:00.000-04:002008-09-21T19:40:00.000-04:00Which party is it that you think will give us "huge deficits," austrianeconomicsrocks? <BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mean the Republicans - the party of budget-buster George W. Bush. Bill Clinton did a lot of bad things, but at least he balanced the budget.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534096073937573676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429305915843274151.post-13571105613858441172008-09-20T01:12:00.000-04:002008-09-20T01:12:00.000-04:00Ron Paul is not a libertarian because he doesnt believe the BORs should be enforced on the whole country. He doesnt believe in incorporation. Thats what conservatives believe, so I dont see how he's different from a states rights conservative.<BR/><BR/>Thats the one reason for libertarians to vote for Obama because he'll keep balance on the supreme court and keep it from becoming too conservative. If you like the way liberals vote on seperation or church state, abortion rights, free speech... then you need liberal judges on the court. I think having balance on the court tis best you cna do if youre a libertarian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429305915843274151.post-84020089293662371392008-09-19T18:25:00.000-04:002008-09-19T18:25:00.000-04:00Restricting abortion is completely consistent with libertarianism's non-aggression principle. See: http://www.lewrockwell.com/barnwell/barnwell30.html<BR/><BR/>The restriction of immigration could be looked at as economic self-defense. As long as we have a welfare state, immigration is probably more harmful than helpful, in which case it would make sense from an economic standpoint to restrict it.<BR/><BR/>McCain is a complete anathema, but Obama is no better on foreign policy or civil liberties. The two parties have almost completely converged, with the only real difference being that with one we'll get huge deficits, and with the other, huge tax hikes.austrianeconomicsrocksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429305915843274151.post-60813591796915467032008-09-17T20:20:00.000-04:002008-09-17T20:20:00.000-04:00I'd like to hear from some of these ideologically pure libertarians. Is Bob Barr not a libertarian because he wants to restrict immigration? Is Ron Paul not a libertarian because he wants to restrict abortion? Where do you draw the line?Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13534096073937573676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429305915843274151.post-35566631560140079252008-09-17T00:27:00.000-04:002008-09-17T00:27:00.000-04:00I think I would agree that Obama meets that definition <EM>as opposed to John McCain</EM>. The more "ideological pure" libertarians are going to scoff at Obama--correctly--for many of his policies and ideals for the economy.<BR/><BR/>The trick that I would argue is that they should consider McCain to be a complete anathema to libertarian principles at this point, <EM>especially</EM> now that his campaign has sunk so low.Hrafnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17104546134642378367noreply@blogger.com