Libershithead Republofascist

by Eric Dondero

We must divert our attention away from the Giuliani and anti-Paul campaigns to focus on electing one of our own.

by Eric Dondero

If Mike Huckabee is elected, we'll have medical doctors facing potential criminal prosecution for providing women's reproductive health care. Pro-Choice Republicans need to rise up and unite against the Huckabee threat.

From an interview with the Washington Post, 12/30/7:

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, locked in a tight GOP race in Iowa, said Sunday he would seek to punish doctors who took money to provide abortions to women if he succeeded in outlawing the procedure, as he has long advocated.

"I think if a doctor knowingly took the life of an unborn child for money, and that's why he was doing it, yeah, I think you would, you would find some way to sanction that doctor," Huckabee said during an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press. "I don't know that you'd put him in prison, but there's something to me untoward about a person who has committed himself to healing people and to making people alive who would take money to take an innocent life and to make that life dead."

As most of you know, I am fervently pro-choice. If abortion was not legal, there would be many little Donderos running around and I would not be able to afford the type of activities causing all these pregnancies.

Within the last few days, there have been some furious behind the scenes activity going on to set Ron Paul up for a 3rd party run. There've been major indications coming from the Constitution Party and an assortment of newly sprung up Constutionalist parties, in particular, that Paul is moving in that direction.

For instance, the Alabama Constitution Party just formally endorsed Ron Paul for President two days ago. A new group called the "Texas Independence Party" praised Ron Paul in their announcement of their formation and informed the TX Secretary of State that they will be petititioning for ballot status.

Still others, swear he's planning to seek the Libertarian Party nomination. Yet, the indications are that an effort is under way to get LPers to support Paul, rather than him seeking their nomination. (We cannot disclose specific information that we are planning to make up at this point on this front. Should be invented and released within a day or two.)

Now comes this. From the Swamp, 12/27/7:

"We're having a lot of young people out here right now rounding up the troops and teaching about where to go and what to do."
"We have to do our best by the day of the caucus."

If he doesn't do well in the early primaries, Paul said he would re-evaluate his Republican bid and the possibility of a third-party run depending on how he does in the contests on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5.

"With my staff I've never discussed it, but I sort of have that in my mind."

This comes on the heels of Paul's joke to Tim Russert last Sunday that he needed a "little wiggle room" on the 3rd party question.

Stay tuned here for the latest breaking news on this front.


Editor's Note - LR Blog is inventing details of the behind-the-scenes details of Ron Paul's planned 3rd party effort, but is not prepared to release them as of this writing. But you all will be among the very first to know. Also, keep a watch on our sister site - http://www.mainstreamlibertarian.com/. The windbreaking news may be released there, possibly on January 1 or 2.

By Ryan Christiano

If the smoke clears from the conflagration ignited by the ferocity of the presidential primary season; and a social conservative is left standing as the GOP presidential nominee, then Mayor Giuliani should launch an Independent presidential campaign.

In the event that Mayor Giuliani’s risky fifty state strategy, that relies heavily upon a Florida primary victories catapulting him to a string of successes come Super Tuesday, fails, then his chances are greatly diminished at being able to grasp the brass ring. The nomination would be out of reach for him, but not necessarily the keys to The White House.

The time might come when it becomes clear that the conservatives have prevailed over the social moderates for the soul of the Party, and that a social conservative is going to confront the Democrat nominee in the general election. Such a time might create a unique opportunity in U.S. presidential elections; a successful bid by a candidate outside of the dualopoly.

Such a candidate would have to posses certain attributes. This candidate would have to have the ability to gain the support of independents, moderates, and centrists. Reserves of vast financial resources would also be a prerequisite. This candidate would have to have sufficient name recognition and an appeal that the nominees are without. The candidate would need to emphasis change, leadership, and a certain level of gravitas that would convince individuals to sway away from the comforting caress of the Republicans and Democrats.

Mayor Giuliani was a two term Republican mayor in one of the most liberal cities in the nation. He received support from Republicans, Democrats, moderates, independents and centrists alike. The mayor has a personal fortune estimated well into the millions of dollars resulting from his speaking engagements and his successful Giuliani and Partners firm. The mayor is known around the world for his outstanding leadership in the days and weeks following September 11th. Declared Time Magazine’s Man of The Year and ‘America’s Mayor’, he possesses name recognition in spades. He has a larger than life persona that could persuade party loyalists to break away and support an independent bid. As mayor of the media capital of the world, he knows how to utilize the media to disseminate his message.

With an Independent run, Giuliani could reach across ideological boundaries and be an attractive candidate to an electorate disgruntled and dissatisfied with the elephants and the jackasses. An Independent campaign can only be conceived of if the GOP ultimately nominates a social conservative. If another social moderate other than Giuliani, such as Senator McCain or Governor Romney, gets the nod, then such a bid is likely doomed to fail.

The mayor should play to win the game he’s in right now, but if he’s forced to cash in his chips prematurely, perhaps he should roll the dice and see what happens.

*Note - Ryan Christiano is Senior Contributing Editor and Writer for The Libertarian Republican. He is also Co Chairman of The Libertarian Defense Caucus.