Throughout the campaign my general assumption has been that, unless he did something utterly stupid (like name Tom Ridge as his running mate), I would probably end up voting for McCain. Lately, however, I have been giving more and more thought to the possibility of voting for Bob Barr. Barr is better than McCain on ESCR and judges, and he’s better than Obama when it comes to starting foreign wars. I am more in sync with his (current) views on domestic policy than I am with any of the other candidates, though I recognize that even if he should somehow be elected he wouldn’t be able to implement any of it. And unlike most third party candidates, he doesn’t seem like a kook and isn’t so utterly unprepared for the job to be disqualified on that account. True, the chances of Barr actually being elected are miniscule, but I don’t see why I should rule out voting for a candidate on that account. A lot of libertarians don’t much like Barr, believing that he is something of a LINO or RISC, but I’m sure a lot of those people would say the same about me (if they knew who I was, that is).
I am, however, willing to entertain arguments to the contrary. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
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