The LP Convention and Two of Its Candidates

The Libertarian Party convention is being held right now in Orlando near me. Because of other obligations (work, etc.), I cannot attend in any capacity. I’m afraid I would be sadly disappointed if I went. It is telling that more libertarians are excited about Trump than they are about any LP candidate. And no wonder, in an interview with Robert Wenzel, John McAfee said he never heard of Murray Rothbard. I pointed out about Gary Johnson during the last election season that he admitted he had never read Rothbard. I also pointed out that Johnson said that men and women of the military are “amazing” and that they put themselves “on the line every day to keep us safe.” And then there is the drug issue. Although Johnson wants to legalize marijuana, he doesn’t support ending the drug war completely by legalizing all drugs.

Has Johnson grown and matured as a libertarian? I note that Justin Raimondo just pointed out that Johnson recently said on CNN that the bombing of Hiroshima was a good thing. What a fine libertarian!

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8:07 am on May 28, 2016