It looks obvious

Listening to Prof. Munger’s keynote speech in the LP convention made me jealous at the citizens of North Carolina that will have the chance for truly worthwhile Governor this november. Prof. Munger should be how Libertarians want to present themselves - Accomplished, wise, coherent, and very good public speaker. I highly recommend taking the time and listening to Munger’s speech, it is time well spent.

Apparently my misgivings about Bob Barr as the Libertarian candidate had a good reason. As its appear David F. Nolan, One of the founders of the Libertarian Party, is worried too:

Clearly, Barr and Viguerie are attempting to gain control of the LP so that Barr can campaign on a conservative/libertarian hybrid platform and Viguerie can extend his fundraising empire into the libertarian quadrant of the political universe. If they succeed, the Libertarian Party will become just one more mouthpiece for malcontent Republicans.

This makes the attempts of some Libertarians to get back to first principles, such as by restoring the 2004 platform, all the more important.

The LP isn’t going to win the Presidential election anytime soon, selling itself for the cohorts of conservatives for few more votes is a grave mistake.

(via LRC)

If Bob Barr will be the Libertarian nominee I would be denied the option of symbolic support to the Libertarian candidate.

The Libertarian party isn’t going to win the 2008 elections, and it shouldn’t nominate a social conservative candidate with the illusion of having the disappointed conservatives vote for the LP - it is not going to happen and it is not good for Libertarianism.

Whenever I think that nothing will surprise me someone like Mike Gravel shows up and prove me wrong. The former Democrat Senator from Alaska and former candidate seeking the democratic nomination joined the Libertarian party. One of the reasons he gave for seeking the LP nomination is:

The fact is, the Democratic Party today is no longer the party of FDR.

Obviously, the "natural" choice from someone who seek the support of the Libertarian party is to claim the legacy of the President who has the “New Deal” and WWII tightly attached to his memory. This will guaranty a very short campaign….

But what can you expect from someone who is moving to the LP because he is tired of:

By and large, I have been repeatedly marginalized in both national debates and in media exposure by the Democratic leadership, which works in tandem with the corporate interests that control what we read and hear in the media.