Have Democrats and Republicans failed America?

By Steve Buckstein
In: Measure 37
Saturday May 24, 2008

“Democrats and Republicans have failed America.”

That’s how long-time conservative activist Richard Viguerie started out his keynote address yesterday to the Libertarian Party presidential nominating convention in Denver. Many of his fellow conservatives feel betrayed by the Republican Party, and some are considering voting Libertarian this November.

Read Viguerie’s speech and see if you agree or disagree with his analysis and conclusions. In either case, he makes some powerful arguments worthy of consideration:

Conservatives are off the GOP reservation:
Will they find a home in the Libertarian Party?

Steve Buckstein is Senior Policy Analyst and founder of Cascade Policy Institute, a Portland-based think tank.

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