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Friday, May 23, 2008
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Libertarians are in Denver to pick their nominee for President, according to The Rocky Mountain News. From the article:
Three months before the bickering Democrats come to town, the Libertarian Party opened its own five-day national convention Thursday at the Sheraton Denver. Hoping to capitalize on what they see as voter dissatisfaction with the "business as usual" politics of Republicans and Democrats, 1,000 Libertarian delegates on Sunday will select their presidential nominee - most likely former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr or former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel. Twelve other candidates are also in the mix...
Founded in December 1971 in the Colorado Springs living room of longtime political activist and Ayn Rand disciple David Nolan, the Libertarian Party was in part a reaction to Nixon-era price controls and the end of the Gold Standard. Today it vies with the environment-focused Greens for the title of largest third party in the United States. The "LP" claims a current membership of 250,000 thanks to a reported 25 percent growth spurt in 2007. About 180 Libertarians hold elected office, ranging from local water board members to Washington state Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders. The party is now headquartered in Washington, D.C., but its first home was in suburban Westminster...
Libertarians bill themselves as "The Party of Principle," and their principles are an intriguing, if sometimes bewildering, medley of conservative, leftist and contrarian dogma. No less a deep thinker than William F. Buckley once observed that seeking consensus among Libertarians "is like herding cats." In general, they embrace laissez-faire markets, limited government, reduced taxes, personal freedoms (including privacy, gay rights and unfettered gun ownership), strict enforcement of immigration laws and a noninterventionist foreign policy.
"2008 pres"
6:11:36 AM 
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Here's some information about helping the victims of yesterday's tornadoes in Northern Colorado, from SquareState.net.
Our thoughts are with y'all.
6:00:48 AM
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