Bob Barr, the former Republican Representative out of Georgia officially threw his hat into the ring yesterday for President…. As a Libertarian.

Barr has been a libertarian since 2006, and seems to try and represent the physical core of the party. I felt confident he would not raise taxes, and would work to lower both the income of the federal government and spending. I’m not so sure about that, considering he Voted For Star Wars (Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)

What concerns me, as a libertarian, is Bob Barr’s record on the other part of libertarianism, the social side, and to me, the most important part of libertarianism.

• Rep Barr single-handedly derailed medical marijuana in Washington, DC (though he now works for Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)
• Bob Barr Voted For The Patriot Act (though he says he now regrets it)
• Bob Barr Votes Pro-Life (though he funded his girlfriends abortion so she wouldn’t tell his wife)

Bob Barr also helped spend $70million of our money trying to find out the mating habits of the Arkansas Horn Dog….

So when they ask me if I support Bob Barr for President in 2008, I’m going to ask them which one.

The Bob Barr that is running, or the Bob Barr that actually served.

If Bob Barr is awarded the Libertarian nomination, I’ll tear up my LP card, and stop donating my time and effort to the Libertarian Party (I will still support Libertarian Candidates in my area).

Libertarian is as Libertarian does. Bob Barr never did Libertarian