So as some of you have probably noticed, I've got a quasi-libertarian thing going on here. Andrew had a link to Bob Barr, and though I know I'm voting for Obama, I decided to take a look. It's all very nice, except one thing--the dude is against gay marriage. I lost all respect for everything he said after that. On one level it's just hypocritical--either you want government out of your life or you don't. Then on another level it sounds eerily familiar. It's like no government interference, liberty for all--except those people who make me uncomfortable. Anyway, roll tape.
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FWIW, Barr is at least somewhat reformed, now claiming that he was wrong about gay marriage and that it's the states' issue. A cop-out, of course, but at least one small step toward progress.
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/126534.html
If I'm not mistaken, Barr now opposes DOMA and the FMA.
This right wing libertarianism has always been a big crock of shit. These cats claim they want gov't off our backs, but have no problem with coporate welfare which sucks up billions of dollars of public money. MLK already said it: this country practices capitalism for the poor, and socialism for the rich.
That's not surprisingly, actually. Other libertarians are also anti-gay marriage -- Megan McArdle, for example, says she has "no position" on the issue. And lots of libertarians are anti-choice as well, including other past Libertarian Party presidential candidates.
Also, just about all the major libertarian bloggers, like McArdle, Glenn Reynolds, etc., strongly supported the Iraq War and the war on terror, and have never been terribly concerned about the heinous human rights and civil liberties violations those wars entailed.
The truly principled libertarians out there (and there are some) are few and far between, unfortunately.
Ditto to your last sentence.. and
He also voted for the Patriot Act. How did he win this nomination? I can't think of anything more anti-libertarian than the Patriot Act.