Barr-Gravel?

2. April 2008 by Greg Kelver.

Because of the way Indiana and other states psychologically stack the deck against Alternative Political Parties with the taxpayer funded “primary” elections, Old Party candidates enjoy billions of dollars in free coverage from the “mainstream” media that covers their made-for-TV dog and pony show.  But come November, voters will have an opportunity (or at least the electronic illusion of an opportunity) to cast their real vote for or against the bullshit that both Old Parties have been feeding us.

Although Obama and Hillary have suddenly discovered flyover states like Indiana, thinking independents should take a serious look at what some of the other parties will be offering this fall. Congressman Ron Paul’s spirited campaign  has clearly demonstrated that there is a large chunk of America that is hungry for and highly supportive of the libertarian ideas he offered.

Unlike the false promises of “change” offered by Old Parties that are inherently incapable of changing, Ron Paul was totally serious about the changes he would make - and he has the voting record in Congress to prove it. Of course that is yet another reason why his campaign never really stood a chance to get through the GOP gatekeepers

 http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1724358,00.html  

But in my opinion, his biggest mistake was in not returning to the Libertarian Party as a candidate so that Independent voters could have an opportunity to vote for him in November.     

With more and more people clamoring for a “Third Party”, an intriguing possibility would be what would happen if delegates to the Libertarian Party Convention chose to offer voters a Barr-Gravel presidential ticket for the November general election.

Mike Gravel is a former Democratic senator who has just left the Democratic Party and joined the Libertarian Party  http://www.lp.org/media/article_573.shtml  As a former senator, Gravel clearly understands that America is not going to get fixed by either the Democrats or the Republicans - it is going to take something far larger than either of the corrupt-at-the-core Old Parties can deliver. 

Likewise former Republican Congressman Bob Barr has demonstrated that he is a highly qualified individual who has the right stuff to be trusted in a national office and is now considering a run

 http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/04/01/report-bob-barr-weighing-presidential-run/

Barr clearly understands the Constitution, and since joining the Libertarian Party a few years ago I suspect he has a new and better appreciation for civil liberties than he may have had as a Republican.   Barr is the serious kind of guy who won’t wait for the phone to ring at 3 AM because he will be making the necessary calls at 2 AM while Hillary, Obama, or McCain are still sound asleep.

A Barr-Gravel Libertarian ticket would offer voters a highly qualified option that could provide a much better right-left balance that is more closely aligned to Middle America than the ticket either of the Old Parties will offer this fall.  Isn’t it about time that America is once again given the opportunity to actually vote FOR something instead of being fear-mongered into voting  against the greater of two evils?

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