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I voted for W, would do it again
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I find this an odd statment for a libertarian voter. But I guess part of your rationale is that Rethugnicans shrink the government while Dems grow the government. This useful myth is sort of akin to the "liberal media". I think the Reagan administration came up with these nice useful myths, and they have worked effectively to limit the scope of any debate and reflect poorly on anyone with a leftist view for 20 odd years.
Bush grew the size of the federal government larger than it has ever been. We are jumping into a pile of debt that is growing beyond our control. We are taking on added expenses of maintaining a vast military machine in multiple war theaters. We are passing through a tax cut that will focus 60% of the tax break to about 5 % of the population.
And you think this falls into the libertarian ethos?!
What about the libertarian's desire to limit government intrusion into private life? Patriot Act effectively gutted the bill of rights. Partiot 2 will allow the AG to renounce a suspect's citizenship - stripping them of all legal rights.
We are not trying to avoid foreign entanglements in any respect. We are growing more imperial by the day. We are destroying our international reputation. Our economy is in the toilet.
And you would vote for Bush again? He does not even take responsibility for any of this. In a speech today, he blamed the poor economy for the war with Iraq - but said nothing about the overall effects of his foreign policy and previous tax cut.
Bush won't admit that he cited forged documents as evidence of Iraq's wmds - and he won;t admit that this war was unnecessary.
Bush is the antithesis of libertarianism, I really think you should reconsider your position. Of course, you have every right to support Bush. If you do, I would just like to know, why?
I am not trying to be a jerk. I am just curious about your point of view.
