Posted at On The Wilder Side
On the morning of December 10, 2008, Cindy Sheehan, Nelson Valdes, Saul Landau, and I signed a declaration as the U.S.
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Independent Political Report
LP presidential candidate Root discusses Blagojevich arrest
By PJO on December 11, 2008 3:20 AM
In an appearance on Fox Business Channel’s “Cavuto” program Wednesday evening, Libertarian presidential hopeful Wayne Allyn Root discussed the arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, among other issues.…
LP presidential hopeful Root at Wealth Masters International conference
By PJO on December 11, 2008 3:16 AM
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Ex-LP congressional candidate Barrett pleads not guilty
By PJO on December 11, 2008 3:08 AM
Wisconsin’s Baraboo News-Republic reports, “Former Libertarian Party U.S. Congress candidate Kevin J. Barrett asserted his innocence Wednesday in the face of allegations he swatted one of his children as he confronted the next step in his legal cases in Sauk County Circuit Court.”…
Norwich, CT: Green Party may seek Chris Coutu’s council seat
By paulie on December 11, 2008 1:00 AM
The Connecticut Green Party is interested in filling Christopher Coutu’s seat on the Norwich City Council.
State party co-Chairman Mike DeRosa said he will contact the party’s New London office to see if anyone is interested in running for the seat.…
Green Party contender talks like a candidate — but is not one yet
By paulie on December 11, 2008 12:47 AM
From Jake Wagman in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Political Fix”
The Green Party’s Elston K. McCowan, a preacher and union official, was the first mayoral hopeful to declare his intention to challenge incumbent Francis Slay.
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Constitution and Libertarian Parties of Ohio among those working to defeat a bill calling for US Constitutional Convention
By paulie on December 11, 2008 12:23 AM
Found at PeaceChicken.com:
Good news: we were all able to testify against the bill today, and we gave them a response they weren’t expecting. There were 10 of us who spoke out against it, ZERO who spoke in support.
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Libertarian Party says logic behind auto bailout is insanity
By paulie on December 11, 2008 12:10 AM
Press release from the Libertarian Party posted at LP.org
Says only hope for the long-term viability of automakers is bankruptcy and restructuring
The nation’s largest third-party is calling for Congress to strike down a measure backed by the White House that would risk at least $15 billion of taxpayer dollars to bail-out the American automotive industry.
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Libertarian Party of Colorado: Top 10 Clues that Obama has betrayed his supporters
By paulie on December 10, 2008 11:58 PM
Posted on The Libertarian Party of Colorado Blog:
10 – Obama has gone back on his word to punish the Bush administration for war crimes.
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