More on Libertarian Democrats

Before we get too far away from the discussion of libertarian Democrats, I want to throw another log on the fire. Justin Raimondo over at Antiwar.com recently wrote an excellent piece in which he really lays the case out for at the very least a libertarian protest vote against the Republican Party's war-mongering ways.

While I think Raimondo is a bit too hard on Nick Gillespie of Reason and the folks over at the Cato Institute I don't think that anyone who is genuinely concerned about limiting government can vote for the Republicans. So, while the Democrats may be distasteful and unpleasant to deal with once they reach power, voting for them as a replacement for the Republicans makes the most sense. Plus, in showing their independence from the Democratic Party, libertarians may put themselves in the enviable position of "swing voter" for whom so many policies still seem to be tailored.

Either way, libertarians should not let themselves become too attached to Republican Party politics as we have seen the African American voting block repeatedly taken for granted by the Democratic Party.