Libertarian Party creeped out by Sharron Angle
By David Nolan, lp.org:
When ultra-right Republican Sharron Angle won the GOP primary in Nevada on June 8, a number of Tea Party types were crowing about it, and heralding her victory as a harbinger of things to come. Even some libertarians, who should know better, were proclaiming Angle’s victory as “proof” that liberty lovers should work within the GOP to achieve Freedom in Our Time, or at least nudge us in that direction.
Now, seven weeks later, the smirks are turning into gasps. Angle has proved an incredibly inept campaigner – running away from reporters at her own press conferences, and taking stands that prove her to be far from a consistent friend of liberty.
I’ve been saying the same thing for, how long now? Since September? Tea Parties may have been attractive to libertarians at first, but it’s long since become clear that liberty isn’t high up on the agenda. Kudos to one of America’s least oddball third parties for finally getting it, and I do hope libertarians nationwide follow suit. Also doesn’t help that the party, at least the interns, disagree with Sarah Palin on the outrage-du-jour, Cordoba House.