Bob Barr writes:
Recognizing Colombia’s essential role in our country’s campaign against illicit trafficking in cocaine, the Bush administration and prior Congresses have responded to Mr. Uribe’s efforts by funding “Plan Colombia” to the tune over its seven-year lifespan of more than $5.0 billion. While critics interpret the fact that Colombian-processed cocaine stills arrives in our country as evidence Plan Colombia should be defunded or dramatically reduced, in reality this support for Colombia’s efforts will continue as an essential component of our anti-drug program. If Congress truly wants the plan work better, the solution would be not to dry up funding but to provide more flexibility for its implementation.
Bob Barr is a neocon, not a libertarian.
The only way I can see Barr as being good for the LP is if he campaigns with the down-ticket radicals running for office. The radical candidates will not go off-message just to appease to Barr.
Otherwise, it will be just the way you’ve been describing it.
One of many reasons why I couldn’t support Barr, and am urging my fellow Libertarians to do likewise. Note that the same article also calls for support for the War on (some) Drugs, Barr seems to be all in favor of that as well, with the tiny exception of thinking Medical Marijuana might be OK…
Just add it to the list….
Homophobic author of DOMA
Supporter of Patriot Act
Funder of Republicans with LP opponents
Gets upset when others get blow jobs, but licks whipped cream off the breasts of well endowed supporters
Thinks freedom of religion only applies to religions he approves of
etc.
ART
I often walk around topless with whipped cream on, but I’ll be damned if I’d let Bob Barr get close enough to me to lick it off for all the tea in China — or would that be for all the cocaine in Colombia????
“Just Say No” to Bob Barr.