Bob Barr endorses Wayne Allen Root for VP in Denver

[heywoodjablohme]

The perfect is the enemy of the good, and Barr/Root is a GREAT ticket. We should all be proud to support them...

[heywoodjablohme]

Wayne Root is the best thing ever to happen to the Libertarian Party... Barr/Root is the strongest ticket the LP has ever had. Barr has professionalized the LP, by bringing a basic understanding of STRATEGY to the LP. Moreover, he knows what to say to the TV cameras... America is teetering on the brink of dictatorship, and only Barr can stop it from falling into the abyss... The US is slated to enter codex alimentarius in March of 09, after that even antioxidants will need a prescription

[hmb3]

It's called personal responsibility. Alcohol is more destructive than gambling is(I'm not a gambler by the way). I WANT confidence in my president and VP. Root is not an anarchist. No offense, but I think your analysis of Root and your reasoning is ignorant BS. But hey, to each his own. Your welcome to keep spewing your vitriol. It's a free country.

[hmb3]

I meant, why should Wayne Root drop dead? So you think government should protect us from ourselves. Alcohol destroys lives. Should we prohibit that again? Your comment shows you don't know much about Wayne. He started his presidential campaign before Barr entered the race. You should check out Wayne's site.

[hmb3]

Why?

[frionelhero]

"Sure, many of Barr's policies have been very destructive toward these ends but what do we gain by beating someone over the head for making mistakes one has apologized for and promises to make right. Isn't the whole point of debate to persuade your opponents to your side? And who makes a better argument for a position than the converted?" ~Nolan Chart

[banemaler]

Root/Gravel

[Raxr985]

this post will look hilarious four years from now when the exact opposite of everything you wrote happens. I'm coming from the liberal wing of the party and though I'm not much of a fan of Root, a Barr/Root ticket will do more for the LP than it has done in it's history possibly on an exponential level. Four years from now when the party has shown the numbers it takes to get credibility (beginning in 2008) and more ambitious people are drawn to the party from the success you will be thankful

[Raxr985]

Your concern over the political ideology of the party, though legitimate, needs to be rationalized. The debate won't end with Barr and Root in 2008. I can see somebody like Jesse Ventura joining the party officially if it begins to take shape as a legitimate opposition party and getting the nomination for president in 2012. You will never succeed in politics if you don't compromise at some point. It's dealing with reality and it's for the greater benefit.

[jeepndesert]

root barr for president!

[bsharitt]

I like Barr alone, but I don't like the Barr/Root ticket. To many ex-Republicans on the same ticket sends the wrong message.

[Rev0lutionIsMyName]

Thats exactly why I think he should have picked Gravel.

[bsharitt]

I would have liked Gravel on the ticket, but I don't think Gravel would have ran for VP even if asked. I was actually hopping for Kubby(among those running for VP) to balance out the ticket

[frionelhero]

now thats not very nice.