Good note. I need to look up some statistics. Lincoln's numbers are hard to beat.

A revolution would walk right into the hands of the Clinton's and the Obama's. Its exactly what they need to declare martial law and take what freedoms we have left.

if we are to fix this it will only happen through constant and slow incremental process. Gary would be great, but he has no chance of winning today. He has no chance of winning, likely in his life time.

You have someone running who will move us towards are world where a true small government constitutionalism could be put in, but unless you will fight for the incremental steps you wont win the war, or even get in the fight.

So True, Mitt is very centrist and even a bit big government, but so much better than someone who hates and wants to destroy America by turning into a totalitarian socialist state.

Jan,

Thanks. In my view it took 100 years of incremental nonsense to get us here, to reverse it we will need to take some years of focused incremental movement back to freedom, and in my view we have someone that will at least move that direction. Grab the opportunity they seem few and far between.

THE DEVIL, whoever or whatever that is, runs government in general

But isn't the devil running the GOP?

you must mean evangelical zealot who has some conservative thoughts.

Like the value of getting rid of gays from the military again? Why get rid of people who voluntarily sign up? I guess its his god that tells him so.

Trump is one to question and make accountable the socialist assumptions. He would be the one to say their programs arent working and rally people around that. Just take a look at Obamacare. Unless you are getting free medical care from the goverment (medicaid) you are paying much more now than you ever did for medical care. BUT, Obama isnt being held accountable for its failure to reduce costs.

Ladies and Gentlemen, on March 19, at the Renaissance Hotel near the Philly Airport, there will be a Libertarian Party Candidate's debate. The Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania, as part of its convention will be hosting. There will be a live stream, and the event will be recorded, but anyone even somewhat local, there will be a VIP Cocktail hour, a dinner, the debate/forum, and a hospitality suite. Events to begin after the business meeting.

This debate will feature Gary Johnson, Steve Kerbel, Darryl Perry, Shawna Sterling, John McAffee is still a maybe, though his campaign said that it would move heaven and earth to get him there, Marc Allen Feldman is also still a maybe, and I am in contact with Jesse Ventura's Publicist, though he is still on the fence as to whether or not he will actually run... (I would never give anyone a hard time on that particular decision, I know what is involved just for local offices, let alone running all around the nation..)

Sincerely,

Steve Scheetz
steve@stevefor8.com

P.S. I am co-chairing the convention committee since I am the Immediate Past Chair of the LPPA and SOMEBODY had to do it! LOL

As long as the social conservatives are a major part of the Republican Party base the libertarian leaning Republicans will make little headway.

You do not know what anyone is going to do. Usually their history will indicate future behavior. Ted Cruz is the only true conservative in the race.

If it's not possible to make a U turn, at least drive away from the edge of the cliff.

WE, did not take the Shah out of office. The people of Iran did. I agree with your statement, but the action by the west precipitating the overthrow of the Shah started after WWI, splitting the Ottoman Empire and then exacerbated by setting up the original Shah. I agree Iran was better under the Shah, but the events leading to present day Iran are different.

I think of Gary Johnson, a Libertarian running for president. I like him. I'd like to vote for him. And then I think of the very real possibility of a criminal such as Clinton as president, or worse yet, Sanders who hasn't an inkling of how freedom works, and I realize that the only way to get instant gratification would be revolution and that won't happen until the country is stripped of its freedom by the socialists, progressives, crypto Nazis and all the rest take away every freedom and make a nation of slaves come true.

Whatever the case, he was in charge when Carter took office and making a modern educated society. Yes there was oppression but it certainly didn't get better without him.

Trump is an embarrassing narcissistic clown. He is not a real businessman. Not even equally the S&P in his endeavors, paying off politicians to employ various tactics including eminent domain. He isn't a Washington insider, but make no mistake, he is an insider (means lie and manipulate). He tells it like he thinks people will respond ("is" is another question), and better than Hillary or Bernie, but he will embarrass this country.