Libertarians for Bush

Who is Dr. John Hospers?

If you're a Libertarian, you can easily answer without following the link. John Hospers was the first Libertarian Presidential candidate. He's also the only Libertarian ever to receive an electoral vote. As might be expected, he was very active in the party, writing its Statement of Principles in 1972 as well as writing the first book on the topic of libertarianism.

And he's for Bush, laying out his reasons in a compelling indictment of the modern Democratic Party.

The election of John Kerry would be, far more than is commonly realized, a catastrophe.
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If the election is as close as it was in 2000, libertarian voters may make the difference as to who wins in various critical "Battle Ground" states and therefore the presidency itself. That is the situation in which we find ourselves in 2004. And that is why I believe voting for George W. Bush is the most libertarian thing we can do.

We stand today at an important electoral crossroads for the future of liberty, and as libertarians our first priority is to promote liberty and free markets, which is not necessarily the same as to promote the Libertarian Party.

Read the whole thing.

The Republicans, of course, are not perfect. But the Democrats are a genuine danger to liberty.