Brother Ron Paul

[GammaZeta]

No, libertarians will never be any force in politics.

They have as much of a chance as Teddy Roosevelt being thrown out of his grave and being elected under the Bull Moose party this election.

It's like saying that Tab will soon overtake Coke and Pepsi as America's #1 soda.

Libertarians represent the extreme of the extreme.

Libertarians are against any sort of social welfare programs; there goes the senior voting population. Against government funded loans for student; there goes the young adult and college educated. Legalize drugs; good luck getting any public safety employees to help out. When taxes are slashed and you are driving over rotting bridges, potholds, dirt roads because no government can afford to fix the infrastructure; there goes anyone who owns a car.

In principle, libertarians are right! But their views just aren't practical.

Sure I would love less government, pay less taxes, do what I want. But I also like having a 24 hour police and fire department. I like having good roads and bridges. I like the new school building my city just built. I like the fact people aren't breaking into my apartment stealing food and clothes. I like that my neighbor can't open up a brothel, or a strip club, or a porn shop or a chemical waste plant in his home because he feels like it.

The REALLY funny thing is; if Lambda Chi Alpha had political parties within the brotherhood when it came to rules and regulations, I'd be considered a libertarian!

[JonoBN41]

In looking back into my short-lived political career, I found that I first joined the Libertarian Party in 1980 and ran for the local town board (as a Libertarian) in 1981.

I lost, but what I also stumbled across was a contribution to the "Ron Paul for US Senate Committee" in February 1984, which kind of surprised me. I hadn't realized Ron and I went back that far, if such can be said of a measly $15 contribution.

He lost the Republican primary to Phil Gramm, and the seat he vacated in the US House of Representatives from Texas's 22nd Congressional District was filled by one Tom DeLay. If only he'd run for re-election...

BTW, Ron Paul is scheduled to appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno next Tuesday night. As Johnny Carson would say, "Well, that's just wild."