Has former Georgia Congressman, and current Libertarian Party presidential candidate, Bob Barr genuinely converted to a kind of libertarianism? Judging by his voting record in the House as a Republican representative in the 1990s, my suspicions have always been that he was merely an opportunist, anti-Iraq war authoritarian. I also suspected that the Libertarian Party simply latched onto him for the chance to garner attention, and possibly spoil the election for Republican presidential candidate Gone InSane (which would be just fine with me). But I have to admit, I haven't paid enough attention to Barr's career to know that he (at least now that he's running on the Libertarian ticket) purports to have reversed some of his old authoritarian positions. Whaddaya think? Is it real? Take a listen.
In any case, to be a Libeqrat is not to be a Libertarian with a capital L, and I'm sure not voting for Barr. But maybe it would not be completely disingenuous of me to recommend him to libertarian Republicans I know. (I still maintain that progressives and libertarians have a lot to offer one another, no matter how crazy people call me.) ;)
And if nothing else, Colbert's line that the Defense of Marriage Act makes government so small that it can fit into your bedroom is brilliant! If only Borat were around to feed Barr more cheese.
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