I'd probably change my "No Demopublicans" pledge if he actually got the Repo nod. But he ain't, so I'm safe. What I appreciate about his candidacy and the extraordinary support he has gotten is that it will force politicians to realize there is a significant minority of people who are increasingly sympathetic to his core beliefs. His core beliefs are a threat to the status quo --> Washington Group-Think. Anything that undermines that madness can't be all bad.

I think almost everybody will find some nugget within libertarianism that they will find repulsive. Liberty is like that -- it's a risky thing, freedom. Our politicians are desperate to protect us from it.

My big difference with him is over Iraq. And it is big. However, we agree on everything else of consequence so I can take that bitter pill, if I can have at least some of the rest.

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