by R. Lee Wrights
BURNET, Texas (Oct. 29) – When someone runs for office, the first question they’re asked is: “Why are you running?” No matter how lowly or lofty the office, the question is the same.…
by R. Lee Wrights
BURNET, Texas (Oct. 29) – When someone runs for office, the first question they’re asked is: “Why are you running?” No matter how lowly or lofty the office, the question is the same.…
By LPNY Chair Mark Axinn
Posted by Wes Benedict at LP.org blog:
Lady Liberty was dedicated at a ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland 125 years ago today after New York’s first ever ticker-tape parade.…
Chuck Baldwin at ChuckBaldwinLive.com:
In 1836, former frontiersman and congressman Davy Crockett led a band of volunteers all the way from their home State of Tennessee to San Antonio, Texas, in order to join up with William Travis and his small company of soldiers, and help defend the Alamo–and Texas independence–from Mexican General Santa Anna and his army of over 5,000 seasoned troops.…
Press release from LPHQ:
WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today:
"President Obama is currently caught in a bit of a scandal over his pledge not to take campaign money from lobbyists.…
Via Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
On the New York Times blog “The Caucus”, a post entitled “Occupy Protestors Down on Obama, Survey Finds” has some interesting numbers for Greens:
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Brent Budowsky at The Hill looks at the options for 2012 and concludes that there is “a humongous opening for Dr. Ron Paul to run as a third-party candidate.”…
Dave Weigel addresses the Ralph Nader effort here.
Six weeks ago, word got out about a progressive project that could have Ralph Nader playing a familiar role: Electoral scold.
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Well, this strikes me as a bit of a mixed message, as Moore recently announced he has abandoned his exploratory campaign for President. Maybe he is going to talk up his potential run for his old job of Chief Justice:
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Emailed to IPR by Carl Person, a candidate for the Libertarian nomination:
New York, NY, October 20, 2011. Carl Person, Candidate for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for President, made the following statement today concerning USA Today’s 10/19/11 lead story “Student loan debt surpasses $1 trillion – Burden could drag economy in future”.…