Political parties earn freedom more fans | Our View - Appeal-Democrat - editorial:
July 11, 2012 - "Those yearning for a liberty movement in the United States often cite the 2010 mid-term elections.... But even before that, liberty-minded voters began rejecting intrusive government policies.
"In 2006, Republicans lost control of the House and Senate and a majority of the contested governorships. In 2008, Democrats won the White House, and increased their majorities in both chambers of Congress.
"Those discouraging reversals for Republicans were due, at least in part, to the disenfranchisement felt toward the GOP by freedom-focused voters and the libertarian wing of the Republican Party. Too many policies enacted by the GOP during the George W. Bush presidency, especially when the GOP controlled both houses of Congress, were suspect. Republicans went along with bailouts, stimulus packages, unpopular wars and an arguable precursor of Obamacare, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program."
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July 11, 2012 - "Those yearning for a liberty movement in the United States often cite the 2010 mid-term elections.... But even before that, liberty-minded voters began rejecting intrusive government policies.
"In 2006, Republicans lost control of the House and Senate and a majority of the contested governorships. In 2008, Democrats won the White House, and increased their majorities in both chambers of Congress.
"Those discouraging reversals for Republicans were due, at least in part, to the disenfranchisement felt toward the GOP by freedom-focused voters and the libertarian wing of the Republican Party. Too many policies enacted by the GOP during the George W. Bush presidency, especially when the GOP controlled both houses of Congress, were suspect. Republicans went along with bailouts, stimulus packages, unpopular wars and an arguable precursor of Obamacare, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program."
Read more: http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/libertarianism-117761-parties-bristle.html
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