Help send a message by July 4th!

Dear friend, We’re gaining ground. Great opportunities continue to come our way as the Barr/Root ticket continues to present itself to the... 

Help send a message by July 4th!

Welcome to Barr HQ!

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Welcome to Barr HQ!

 

Libertarian Fundraising: Some History

I have recently read some disparaging remarks about the fundraising for the Barr campaign.   The campaign began with an exploratory committee in April and the last reports are for July.   The total raised is about $600,000.  On average, the campaign has raised $150,000 each month.    If the campaign continues at this rate, it would raise [...]

The Case for Illinois

One of the toughest decisions for a minor party Presidential candidate like Mr. Barr is where to spend his time.  For the major party candidates, it’s easy; you want to spend your time in battleground states because you have a chance to win and the close, battleground states hold the balance of power.
However, minor party [...]

Is a Libertarian a “True Conservative?”

Is a libertarian a “true conservative?”   Rep. Barr sometimes suggests that this is true.   Is he correct?  Well, yes…  but.. no….  Libertarian might better be described as “true” liberal.   But, probably it is best to understand libertarian as being neither left nor right.. neither conservative nor liberal.
Is a libertarian a type of conservative?     Perhaps.   The [...]

The Bailout

Bob Barr rejects the Bush administration’s taxpayer bailout of the housing industry.   This bill includes provisions to reward Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for their disastrous, risky strategies.
While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have used the vague promises of government support to borrow at lower interest rates and so funnel more money into home mortgages [...]

Bill of Rights Blackout

Former Congressman Bob Barr and current Libertarian Nominee for President answers questions before the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on Executive Power & the Bush Administration. Introduces the “Disappearing Bill of Rights” to the Congressional record during testimony before the Judiciary Committee. July 25, 2008
http://digg.com/politics/Bill_of_Rights_Blackout_and_the_Constitutional_Clock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xudP5cYlvhY&feature=user

Axe the Tax - Barr Bomb 2.0

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Barr Bomb Supporters!

You all did a great job participating in the last money bomb. On July 2nd we raised over $40,000 in one day! This was a great success for the Barr campaign and is the kind of help that they need from us again. [...]

Budget Cuts and the National Sales Tax

When Bob Barr began his campaign for President, he insisted that job one is to get control of government spending.   Obama promises all sorts of new government “investment.”  (Are there really people who are fooled by using the term “investment” to describe spending even more on wasteful government programs?)   McCain proposes nothing more than reducing the [...]

Fox News Interview

CONNELL MCSHANE, GUEST HOST: My next guest says the move today is not good news for taxpayers.
Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr is with us.
Welcome to you, sir.
• Video: Watch the ‘Your World’ interview
Now, why is this a bailout, first of all? Because as Brenda was going through details there, basically, what the Treasury said, what [...]

Write a Letter to the Editor!

Not all Americans are “online.”   And, even those of us who are online, sometimes read the local newspaper.   Many of those people who read the local newspaper read letters to the editor.   Why not write one in support of Bob Barr?
My approach is to wait until there is a relevant issue in the news.   Better [...]

Oil, Speculation, and Preemptive War

Americans are concerned about high gasoline prices.   John McCain has blamed “speculators.”   The only truth to this argument is that the speculators are the bearers of bad news.   Not only is John McCain playing the part of the tyrrant who shoots the messenger and so will only be told what he wants to hear, it is he [...]