John McCormack is a respectable, professional sort of guy. Not like all those fashionably-dressed Town Hall Terrorists the media is always so very, very worried about. The scariest thing about him is the nagging sense he might have gone to……

For example, you all are all upset about her Pro-Life stance. Well fine. I’m Pro-Choice. So, that obviously doesn’t bother me much.

I agree with you all, she could be a lot better on taxes and spending. But this is friggin’ New York we’re talking about. We gotta take what we can get.

ericdondero on October 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM

I think the reason the libertarian party never got off the ground is attitudes like this.

The fact is, the district in question has been in Republican hands and a Pro-Choice candidate would have won handily.

Also – I never quite understood why libertarians aren’t Pro-Life. It would seem to me that you can’t have liberty without a rigt to life.

You’re asking us to apologize for something the GOP did, and if you haven’t noticed there isn’t much support for the GOP establishment around here lately. I don’t know I would have supported your candidate, but if I would have then I apologize for not being aware. However, you seem much more interested in saying “na-nana-nana” than fixing the problems we are currently facing.

DFCtomm on October 18, 2009 at 2:17 PM

Yeah, it seems like in TX and NY the local GOP tried to screw conservatives by agreeing to back a liberal-leaning candidate. Good for the conservatives for refusing to have their votes and our agenda stipulated away over a table.

DFCtom, you’re right, neither Hoffman nor Scazzofava are “libertarians.” However, as Tom Knapp points out at Knappster blogspot, Scazzofava leans more libertarian than Hoffman.

Plus, it’s payback time. We Libertarians would probably care less about this race, if it weren’t for the fact that Conservatives are being so hypocritical; having failed to back our Libertarian 3rd party candidate in 2006 here in Texas when there was an extremely special circumstance, and now asking for us to back them with a 3rd party campaign in another special circumstance.

As they say, “Payback’s a…”

ericdondero on October 18, 2009 at 1:46 PM

You’re asking us to apologize for something the GOP did, and if you haven’t noticed there isn’t much support for the GOP establishment around here lately. I don’t know I would have supported your candidate, but if I would have then I apologize for not being aware. However, you seem much more interested in saying “na-nana-nana” than fixing the problems we are currently facing.

In trying to understand how the NY-23 fiasco came about, I’m more interested in trying to understand what’s going on at the local and state levels, than I am in jumping on every bandwagon being driven by another top down special interest group. I heard Andy Roth of the Club for Growth blame the national leadership for Scozzafava on the radio this morning. That’s either dumb, or simply manipulative in yet another top down approach to reforming the Republican Party.

Real reform has to come from the ground up. I’m not going to blame the RNC, or NRCC, or anyone else in DC for acquiescing to the local party. I thought that’s what we wanted them to do, as opposed to dictating any top down approach to our politics?

Maybe the problem is the locals, just like it is in California.

Plus, it’s payback time. We Libertarians would probably care less about this race, if it weren’t for the fact that Conservatives are being so hypocritical; having failed to back our Libertarian 3rd party candidate in 2006 here in Texas when there was an extremely special circumstance, and now asking for us to back them with a 3rd party campaign in another special circumstance.

As they say, “Payback’s a…”

Honsetly, hear me loud and clear on this. You all Conservatives have no eartly idea, how much that betrayal in 2006 on Smither absolutely hit deep, very, very deep with us Libertarian Republicans. You all Conservatives knifed us in the back BIGTIME!!! And none of you all, with the possible exception of Stacy McCain has ever stepped forward to apologize for that incident.

Eric Dondero, Publisher
Libertarian Republican
Fmr. Senior Aide, US Congressman Ron Paul 1997-2003
Founder, Republican Liberty Caucus
Fmr. Libertarian National Committeeman
25+ Year Libertarian Party member

They don’t want me, and I don’t want them.

The Republican party establishment has damaged itself immensely from this stupidity. Heads need to roll.

Again, we Libertarian Repubicans luv our Conservative cousins. We’re your best allies in politics, and we have a long history of working together. Plus, we’re much more aligned with you all Conservatives than with Moderate. But every once in a while, we Libertarians side with the Moderates. And this is one of those times.

ericdondero on October 18, 2009 at 1:01 PM

You set up a “Her or nothing scenario” and that isn’t the case. He’s within a few percentage points of her, even though he doesn’t have party support. Your scenario is invalid. Neither him nor her is a libertarian, so why aren’t you supporting him? Is it just the abortion issue?

Perhaps it has a little something to do with the fact that…

I’M NOT A CONSERVATIVE!!!!

I’m a damned Proud Libertarian Republican. And while we Libertarians align with you Conservatives about 80% of the time, we are not one in the same.

For example, you all are all upset about her Pro-Life stance. Well fine. I’m Pro-Choice. So, that obviously doesn’t bother me much.

I agree with you all, she could be a lot better on taxes and spending. But this is friggin’ New York we’re talking about. We gotta take what we can get.

Again, we Libertarian Repubicans luv our Conservative cousins. We’re your best allies in politics, and we have a long history of working together. Plus, we’re much more aligned with you all Conservatives than with Moderate. But every once in a while, we Libertarians side with the Moderates. And this is one of those times.

But this is New York we’re talking about here. We gotta take what we can get.
Unless you all are honest and support making the GOP a truly Regional Party (Mountain West, South, and parts of the Mid-West).
ericdondero on October 18, 2009 at 10:49 AM

If the GOP had picked Hoffman – he’d be a shoe-in. He’s within 7 points of “The Scozz” right now and there’s no doubt most of her support is coming from loyal Republicans – without her – he’d be winning in a cakewalk over the dem.

The Ayatollah’s picked the wrong candidate … period.

Also – I’d like to know what’s “regional” about fiscal conservatism? What’s “regional” behind behind some of the social conservative principles? Are we saying here that only Southerners value life?

LOL – what does that say about the rest of the country. It’s sounds like a slam to me!

Go Hoffman!

- The Cat

Everybody’s homework assignment: do not toss your GOP pre-metered envelopes. Each of those is an opportunity to tell NRSC, the GOP, etc. WHERE your $ is going and WHY.

on fire on October 18, 2009 at 12:34 PM

That’s another great idea – and I’ll start doing it. I get them all the time from the days I USED TO CONTRIBUTE to the RNC, NRSC, and NRCC.

But this is New York we’re talking about here. We gotta take what we can get.
Unless you all are honest and support making the GOP a truly Regional Party (Mountain West, South, and parts of the Mid-West).
ericdondero on October 18, 2009 at 10:49 AM

I’m not interested in a socially liberal, fiscally moderate permanent majority.

I don’t accept the “professional” guess that the “far right” can’t do it. It comes from people who wouldn’t want to live under the “far right” like AnninCA. And these same professionals got behind McCain.

Everybody’s homework assignment: do not toss your GOP pre-metered envelopes. Each of those is an opportunity to tell NRSC, the GOP, etc. WHERE your $ is going and WHY.