A lot of libertarians, including Glenn, are taking note of this graph:
Huzzah!
…but, notice that most of the movement is on the question of whether the government is currently doing too much. Now take a look at this graph of total U.S. spending:
Don’t get me wrong — I’m all for an increasingly libertarian populace, but to a large extent this recent change appears to have come at the price of an unprecedentedly overreaching government.
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And that would be a bad thing just how? I mean, the Republican Party got its foothold over a single, long-building issue. And after the two parties at the time were either a) worn out [Whigs] or b) divided.
I certainly see some similarities.
‘lanched:
http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/122832/
[…] Price seems to be on the same track. Don’t get me wrong — I’m all for an increasingly libertarian populace, but to a large extent […]
Always good to hear from BuSab.
I think it’s a good thing with a bad cause.