Barr gets specific on Fannie/Freddie bail-out proposal: Give the Fed more power
“In the short-term,” Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr said in a press release, “government has little choice but to provide an explicit... Read more.
Jason Gatties seeks Boston Tea Party vice-chairmanship
Jason Gatties has announced that he will seek the office of vice-chairman of the Boston Tea Party National Committee. The election will be held in late October.…... Read more.
Charles Jay concurs with LP, disagrees with Barr: ‘Let Fannie/Freddie fail’
Boston Tea Party presidential candidate Charles Jay offers a different take on the Fannie/Freddie mess than the LP’s Bob Barr — who says the government... Read more.
Bob Barr contradicts LP: Government ‘has to do something’ to bail out Fannie/Freddie
“I think right now, doing nothing would not be advisable,” said Bob Barr when asked about whether the federal government should bail out the government-sponsored... Read more.
LP.org poll: ‘How would you rate Ben Bernanke’s performance?’
The Libertarian Party’s daily poll asks “How would you rate Ben Bernanke’s performance as Federal Reserve Chairman?”
As of the time of this... Read more.
Libertarians and ‘libertarians’ on the Fannie/Freddie mess
The Libertarian Party issued a press release today entitled “Let Them Fail!” in regards to the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac government-sponsored enterprise... Read more.
Libertarian for Congress in Michigan wins endorsement from Mike Gravel
Neil Kiernan Stephenson, a Michigan Libertarian who was a Mike Gravel delegate in Denver, has won an official endorsement from the former Alaskan Senator.
Says Sen.…... Read more.
LP, Redpath ridiculed by Lew Rockwell (again)
“Today on Morning Joe,” writes Lew Rockwell, “we had Scarborough belligerently justifying US prison camps in Cuba and elsewhere. ‘Habeas... Read more.
It’s official: Jesse Ventura will not run
Jesse Ventura will not be an independent/Independence Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Minnesota.
He says the only way he’ll run is if God intervenes between... Read more.
Prediction: Jesse Ventura will be ‘the next Ron Paul’ if he runs
Libertarian Bob Barr and Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin have both sought the mantle of “next Ron Paul” — i.e. the person who would... Read more.