From the CATO Institute, an article of some pending relevance: Libertarians, Beware the Rigid Reign of Rudy, excerpt
Behind Rudy Giuliani's impressive lead in the polls is one fact that puzzles the pundits: Many cultural conservatives are backing a pro-choice, pro-gun control candidate. But what should be equally surprising is the strong support Giuliani is finding among libertarian-leaning Republicans, who also make up a big slice of the GOP base.
Here's why: Throughout his career, Giuliani has displayed an authoritarian streak that would be all the more problematic in a man who would assume executive powers vastly expanded by President Bush.
Politically, I tend to identify myself as non-partisan, but if I would register with a party, it would be the Libertarian party. No other party -- speaking as someone who was keeping a track on California's Peace and Freedom party, for a time, once having tentatively considered getting involved with the said, that until having encountered some ridiculous infighting within the group, and I have considered memberships in the Democrat and Republican parties, actually tried to work with some Democrats, just about a month before I decided to enlist.
In my experience, as such, I tell you that it is so: No other standing electoral party party has been, of its membership, so thought-provoking. I cannot expect that any will surpass the Libertarian party, either.
As for the presidency, I would ask the reader to consider: (1) How much is in sway by the leadership of the president to the nation; (2) that we will never have a perfect president; (3) that a reasonable-enough voicing of disagreements about the president's leadership does hold a natural, furthermore crucial part in the continuance of a democracy.
That said, I could wish that General (ret) Wesley Clark would ditch the Democrat party for the Libertarian party, and run for president on their ticket. Yet, even if he would stick with the Democrat party -- as I expect that he would, for some numerous "probable" reasons -- still, I can expect that he has enough of a backbone to not allow as if a Democrat-trojan-horse could be made of himself. (I cannot expect this nation may run well, under Democrat-partisan leadership, carte blanche.)
I'm not going to try to start a campaign for Clark, here. I'd rather spend this evening in some moderate repose, y'know.
I've heard that other presidential officers, those having had some earnest, prior military experience, that they have done well in presidential office. (Incidentally, I've not heard of a single "flyboy" who's either done particularly well or been thought of as having done particularly well, as president -- no offense meant to GB, Sr, as I know his record in not-so-much, and none to GB, JR., current CEO, and no offense is meant to the pilots to the branches of the US mil.)
In all, I'd say -- rather jumping to the point, no further negotiation required, at this: If you're going to be a member to a pol/electoral party, give it some thought. Go libertarian.
NadirByte is registered as a non-partisan voter, in the state of California