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Here's Where a Real Libertarian Stands

Kevin Barrett  —  6/14/2008 10:42 am

Dear Editor:

In his perceptive op-ed "Is Bob Barr Libertarian Enough?" John Nichols writes: "His inability to break with Bush sums up Barr's problem. He has yet to decide whether he will run as a hybrid Republican-Libertarian or as a genuine 'pox on both their houses' Libertarian." As a Libertarian challenger to pro-war, anti-impeachment Democratic Congressman Ron Kind, I couldn't agree more.

While I hate to diss my party's presidential nominee, let's compare Barr to Barrett on some key issues.

Barr opposes impeaching the Constitution-shredding Cheney regime; Barrett demands impeachment, conviction, and treason trials. Barr is willing to keep the U.S. spending more on the military than every other nation on Earth combined; Barrett wants to end the empire, return to a defend-the-borders posture, and cut military spending by at least 90 percent. Barr will not endorse Ron Paul's call to abolish the private money monopoly known as the Federal Reserve; Barrett strongly supports abolishing the Fed. Barr is unwilling to end the bogus "war on drugs" and the even more bogus "war on terror"; Barrett will work to expose and end both of these horrific, government-bloating hoaxes.

Barr could become a real Libertarian -- and a force in the presidential race -- just by adding an "-ett" to his name.

Kevin Barrett

Libertarian candidate for Congress, District 3

Lone Rock

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