Quiz: What famous Libertarian Democrat left the Republican Party after voting for Bush1 in 1992, due to the Repub’s fiscal irresponsibility and their bedding down with the Religious Right?

[Answer at bottom]

This Famous Dem said the following things today, July 31, 2006:

[I’ve Linked to the source of these quotes down below, so as not to give away the answer]

It’s true, I was a Republican until I left the Army and became disgusted with the “me, me, me” ethos of the Republican Party. I voted for Bush in 1992, and never voted Republican again.

And sure, balanced budgets were (and still are) a big part of the reason I made the switch. But I also switched because of the rising influence of the Christian Coalition, because of the GOP’s tendencies to meddle in people’s private lives, because of its irresponsible management of our nation’s finances, its hostility toward good government programs, and for its penchant for ideology over reality.

I don’t consider myself the Democratic Right, or even center. Definitely not the party’s left flank. (That left-right scale will never go away, however incapable it is of capturing the nuances of a person’s political leanings.) I consider myself a Libertarian Democrat. But I was once a Libertarian Republican and was pushed out of that party because of its excesses.

What famous Libertarian Dem said the above?

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The Answer:

The Answer is Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (”Kos”) of Daily Kos fame. See this article by Kos about the New Democratic Right for the source of the quotes from above.

Kos is quite a bit more conservative than the radio nuts say. I doubt the radio nuts even know anything bout Kos’s philosophy… He’s an influential Dem, and therefore he must be trashed to the ends of the earth … Kos could bring some Republicans around to their senses and help them find new homes as Libertarian Democrats.

A Libertarian Democrat is vigorously pro-personal liberty, and believes government can play a constructive role in regulating our economy and providing a social safety net.

nicrivera Says:
October 6th, 2006 at 11:23 pm

With all due respect, Markos is no more a libertarian than George W. Bush is. I’ve read Markos’ treatise on what Libertarian Democrats stand for, and his writing strongly suggests that he does not understand the concept of libertarianism. Any philosophy which advocates more government intervention in either the free market or our private lives cannot in anyway be construed to be libertarian in nature. Markos talks a good talk about keeping the government out of our private lives but doesn’t seem to understand the free market aspect of libertarianism.

A better example of a libertarian democrat would be Terry Michael (see http://www.terrymichael.net)

I am not affilitated with any political party, but my political leanings can best be described as “libertarian-liberal” and can be found at www.centristcoalition.com.

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