The Libertarian candidate for President, who stated he’d debate or be arrested, was (no surprise) arrested. The Libertarians are now suing because: On Tuesday, the Superior Court of Maricopa County will decide whether or not taxpayer money can be used to present campaign commercials for favored political parties and their candidates. He won’t win but […]

I’m guessing he’ll be arrested: Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Party’s 2004 presidential nominee, will debate John Kerry and George W. Bush in St. Louis on Friday. Or he’ll go to jail instead. “A majority of Americans say that I should be included in the events sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates,” says Badnarik, 50, […]

Der Commissar: I have decided to vote Democratic this fall. I am a conservative and a Republican party member. I believe in small government, free markets, strong defense, etc., but Bush’s snafu in Iraq is just too much. It overwhelms those issues which for 30 years have made me vote GOP. Or, the shorter version, […]

Rob Huddleston, who I met this past weekend, is a good guy. He’s thoughtful and quite articulate. Sure, we disagree on a few things but people can’t agree on everything. Rob, in reference to me (note to Rob: if you call me out on something, at least link to me), says: . . . SayUncle, […]

TriggerFinger reports that the Libertarian Party is in the news and this time it’s for something not crazy: The decision by 2004 Libertarian presidential candidate Michael Badnarik to play a leading role in the Ohio presidential recount is causing a bubbling controversy within the Libertarian Party itself as many members ask why Badnarik embarked on […]

The WaPo has posted numbers of votes for all candidates. The third party break out is interesting: Ralph Nader (I) 394,578 Michael Badnarik (Lib.) 377,940 Michael A. Peroutka (CST) 129,842 David Cobb (Green) 105,525 Badnarik was within about 16,500 votes of Nader. Badnarik, of course, was on more ballots than Nader. And Badnarik got more […]

Went Saturday to do the civic duty thing. I left blank the School Board because two people were running and the choice was to vote for two. The Mrs. was disappointed she couldn’t vote in the City of Alcoa election because they had an initiative on the ballot to allow the sale of liquor by […]

Bill has a good summary of the problems with the Libertarian party: I would also issue a valid executive order to the BATF and other pseudo police agencies informing them that any agent who confiscates a weapon of any kind, from someone who is not currently engaged in a murder or robbery, will not only […]

Michael Badnarik, who I’ve mentioned before, has won the Libertarian presidential nod. He won’t win but is likely who I will vote for. Or I’m turning in a blank ballot. I don’t know. Regardless, check out Badnarik on the issues.

Three contenders for the Libertarian nomination made their respective cases as to why they should be the nominee for president: The candidates, though, were hardly of the Kerry or Bush ilk. In fact, their relative facelessness is the crux of the party’s trouble. Former Hollywood producer Aaron Russo, computer consultant Michael Badnarik and radio talk-show […]

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