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November 20th at 1:39PM

Third Party Candidates Treated Like Not-Serious Candidates Simply Because They Were Not Serious Candidates

POSTED BY: Dennis DiClaudio

The Baltimore sun did a little research into the amount of press given to Barack Obama and John McCain compared to that given to third party candidates Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney and that other guy whatever his name is.

And their findings are quite interesting.

But, first, here's a cat on a Roomba...

Hahahahaha. That's so awesome. Go, cat, go!

Anyway, what were we talking about? Oh yeah...

Cats are funny.

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The relevance of Cat on Roomba is the cat got more hits on YouTube than all the third party candidates combined. Bob Barr ate cat milk cheese too. Meow.

by Cube November 20th at 10:36PM
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November 17th at 1:08PM

Ron Paul Floats the Crazy Idea That Republicans Should Act Like Republicans

POSTED BY: Dennis DiClaudio

I made a lot of fun of Ron Paul during his presidential campaign, but that's just because his presidential campaign deserved to be made fun of a lot.

However, I do think there's a place for libertarian Republicans like him in congress, if for no other reason then to temper the even-more crazies...

The Freakonomics blog asked its readers to send in questions for Paul to answer, which he did...

Q: Who in Congress would you consider to be your closest peer(s)?

A: There are a lot of members who I work with on a variety of different issues. Walter Jones is a good friend and works with me on foreign policy. Often on spending, if there is a 432-3 vote, the other two congressmen voting with me are Jeff Flake and Paul Broun. A lot of times, I work with Democrats on civil liberties issues.

I guess my point is that people from all over the political spectrum can side with liberty and the Constitution. The goal is to get a majority to vote that way most of the time...

Q: Do you think people who relate more to the libertarian ideals of the Republican Party have a role to play in the Republican Party of the moment, and do you see a role for them in the coming (hopeful) rebuilding of the Republican Party?

A: I certainly hope so. The Republican Party has traditionally been the party of liberty and limited government. Republicans like Robert Taft, Barry Goldwater, and Ronald Reagan had very libertarian qualities. If the G.O.P. gets back to its roots, they can appeal once again to liberty-minded Americans.

Q: Do you think the efforts of the libertarian-minded are better spent forming a third party or joining the actual Libertarian Party?

A: I never try to tell people exactly what to do, so that's up to them. However, I think the fact that I have remained in the Republican Party shows where I stand.

Can you even imagine a Republican Party full of Republicans who acted and voted like Republicans? It almost seems impossible, doesn't it?

Then I could just vote against them because I disagreed with their policies, not because I feared for my life.

It seems like some kind of beautiful dream.