Larry Elder (the Sage of South Central) takes us seriously. He also says (correctly) in his book, "The 10 Things You Can't Say in America": "Republicans and Democrats...not a dime's worth of difference." As Mr. Elder perceptively recognized, Libertarian Harry Browne was by FAR the best candidate for President in 2000. (In fact, the ONLY candidate who would have followed the Constitution.)
Economist Thomas Sowell (Hoover Institute) describes himself as not a conservative, but a libertarian. (Though he disagrees with the Libertarian Party on the size of military.)
In fact, quite a number of economists are libertarians: Sowell, Walter Williams, Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman...
In short, quite a number of people take us seriously. The question is, when Republicans make the completely laughable claim that they support limited government or the Constitution, who in the world would be ignorant enough to take THEM seriously?
Mark (Libertarian Party...accept no substitutes!)
Yeah, funny how when they get power, government just keeps getting bigger. You might think that they only differentiate themselves enough to get elected, and then start hauling home the pork to stay elected. That seems to be the Republican ideology -- stay in office, to hell with principle.
Liberty Magazine says that a lot of money donated to Browne's '96 and 2000 campaigns went for the enrichment of Mr. Browne.