Comments on: Introducing Me http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/02/07/introducing-me/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/02/07/introducing-me/#comment-9 Mark Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:18:17 +0000 http://www.theartofthepossible.net/?p=12#comment-9 Thanks for the mention. Actually, I like Gravel a bit more than Ron Paul. He just got eliminated sooner. It's not that strange supporting those two, though. They both spoke out against the Patriot Act's erosion of our civil liberties (Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinnich even wrote a replacement bill), they both had the moral integrity to stand against the invasion of Iraq from the beginning (Mike Gravel also did a one man filibuster during the Vietnam war to stop the draft), both want to drastically reduce the size of the state and the number of citizens in prison, and both want to scrap our convoluted income tax system. Unfortunately, Ron Paul managed only limited success despite excellent fundrasing, and Kucinnich and Gravel's campaigns were complete failures. I guess civil liberties aren't a very big issue for most American voters. Thanks for the mention. Actually, I like Gravel a bit more than Ron Paul. He just got eliminated sooner. It’s not that strange supporting those two, though. They both spoke out against the Patriot Act’s erosion of our civil liberties (Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinnich even wrote a replacement bill), they both had the moral integrity to stand against the invasion of Iraq from the beginning (Mike Gravel also did a one man filibuster during the Vietnam war to stop the draft), both want to drastically reduce the size of the state and the number of citizens in prison, and both want to scrap our convoluted income tax system. Unfortunately, Ron Paul managed only limited success despite excellent fundrasing, and Kucinnich and Gravel’s campaigns were complete failures.

I guess civil liberties aren’t a very big issue for most American voters.

]]> By: Mona http://www.theartofthepossible.net/2008/02/07/introducing-me/#comment-7 Mona Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:21:01 +0000 http://www.theartofthepossible.net/?p=12#comment-7 Hi Angelica. For the past year -- and during several periods before that -- I've been posting at Jim Henley's. That's the "kind" of libertarian I am these days, tho Jim and I do not agree on all things. I've also done some guest posting at Greenwald's pre-Salon blog, and consider him libertarian<b>ish</b>, tho he himself refuses to accept any ideological label. In any event, I checked out your blog, and we will have much to aqree on, and also much to question the other about. <i>Laissez les bons temps rouler! </i> Hi Angelica. For the past year — and during several periods before that — I’ve been posting at Jim Henley’s. That’s the “kind” of libertarian I am these days, tho Jim and I do not agree on all things.

I’ve also done some guest posting at Greenwald’s pre-Salon blog, and consider him libertarianish, tho he himself refuses to accept any ideological label.

In any event, I checked out your blog, and we will have much to aqree on, and also much to question the other about.

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

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