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Title: Barr Sinister? - Could Bob Barr become this year's Ralph Nader, helping to "spoil" the White House ambitions of John McCain.
Source: WSJ
URL Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121 ... html?mod=Best+of+the+Web+Today
Published: May 16, 2008
Author: John Fund
Post Date: 2008-05-16 08:46:38 by Jethro Tull
Keywords: None
Views: 213
Comments: 11

Political Diary

May 15, 2008

Barr Sinister?

Could Bob Barr become this year's Ralph Nader, helping to "spoil" the White House ambitions of John McCain.

The former Georgia Republican congressman announced he was seeking the Libertarian nomination for president this week, and immediately disputed that he is spoiling things for anyone. "The American voters deserve better than simply the lesser of two evils," he said as he outlined his platform to freeze discretionary spending and withdraw from Iraq.

Mr. Barr first has to win the nomination of the fractious Libertarians in Denver later this month. He faces opposition from 13 candidates, including former Democratic Senator Mike Gravel, an amusing oddity in this year's Democratic presidential contest.

If Mr. Barr wins the LP nomination, he would likely appear on some 45 state ballots and could tip some close races to the Democrats. "Barr obviously is dangerous. At least he negates any possible Nader benefit," says David Norcross, chairman of the Rules Committee at the GOP convention. Mr. Nader, widely credited with hurting Al Gore in the 2000 election, is running again as a liberal independent.

Still, Republicans claim they aren't concerned by Mr. Barr's possible appearance on all those state ballots. But they should be. You can bet cable TV producers who are backing Barack Obama will book the quotable Mr. Barr dozens of times. Don't be surprised if he even teams up with Mr. Nader for tag-team appearances, with the consumer advocate primarily blasting Democrats and Mr. Barr eviscerating Republicans.

So how should Republicans limit the potential damage Mr. Barr could cause them? For starters, John McCain should avoid giving unfortunate speeches such as the one he gave Monday endorsing the discredited cap-and-trade approach to limiting global warming -- a system that has flopped in Europe. Mr. McCain went so far as to say: "If the efforts to negotiate an international solution that includes China and India do not succeed, we still have an obligation to act" against global warming. Given the growth in carbon emissions of those two countries, that is a preposterous statement.

Mr. McCain may believe he can attract the votes of young people with his green street cred, but he would be advised not to go too far in alienating his conservative base. Mr. Barr will likely be there every step of the way exploiting conservative discontent with the GOP nominee.

-- John Fund


Poster Comment:

The Rs never fail to amuse me with concerns like this. Since Perot in '92, they've felt any 3rd party candidate, who isn't out on the loony left, takes votes out of their candidates hide. Helloooo....the reason that there are 3rd parties in existence is because the Rs no longer hold the values they believe in. If all holds true, Barr and the Ls will receive between 1-3% of the vote, and it appears even if those votes went to McKooK, O would be far ahead. Which all leads me to the question, WTF did Ron Paul leave the battlefield?

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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

WTF did Ron Paul leave the battlefield?

"HOLODOMOR" is Ukrainian word for "FAMINE-GENOCIDE"

angle  posted on  2008-05-16   9:08:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: angle (#1)

In months from now, or maybe longer, people will seriously begin to wonder why he left. Just before the PA vote, he was at PSU and drew 2,000 + kids, all looking for a leader. He received 16% here, and hasn't been seen from since to my knowledge. Also, I have NO idea why he remains in the R party. He won his district seat by 70-30 last month, and is in great position to create (or join) a 3rd party in a leadership role.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-05-16   9:28:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Jethro Tull (#2)

If a multitude of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Parties appear on the political scene ... the dems amd pubs can drop the charade join forces (under the communist party west flag) and continue to dominate !

noone222  posted on  2008-05-16   9:30:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: angle (#1)

Paul has not left he is still there its just no one covers him as for McCain even if he wins the facts are the Dems will have a majority in both houses making him the first president who in his first term will be a lame duck

robnoel  posted on  2008-05-16   9:32:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: robnoel (#4) (Edited)

as for McCain even if he wins the facts are the Dems will have a majority in both houses making him the first president who in his first term will be a lame duck

McCain has always been a lame fuck !

Oh yeah, enjoy the vacation !

noone222  posted on  2008-05-16   9:34:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: noone222 (#3)

the dems amd pubs can drop the charade join forces (under the communist party west flag) and continue to dominate !

They have melded together x many years. I guess we need more time for people to see it for themselves. But time is something we have in limited quantities.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-05-16   9:51:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

If all holds true, Barr and the Ls will receive between 1-3% of the vote, and it appears even if those votes went to McKooK

I'd bet that 90% of the people who vote 3d party would vote for the R or D candidate even if there weren't a 3d party alternative. But bitching about "spoilers" is the best that the Dems and GOP can do, because otherwise they'd have to face up to the fact that they run lousy candidates.

Rupert_Pupkin  posted on  2008-05-16   12:32:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Jethro Tull (#6)

time is something we have in limited quantities.

While not always in agreement ... the issues of relevance find us inspecting our arsenals.

noone222  posted on  2008-05-17   8:01:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#7)

But bitching about "spoilers" is the best that the Dems and GOP can do, because otherwise they'd have to face up to the fact that they run lousy candidates.

This years trio is the result of many years of duped folks voting for the least damaging candidate. This lesser strategy employed by the Establishment has now allowed them to present hollow men and women, who promise change and hope. They have played the electorate like a Stradivarius.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-05-17   8:16:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: noone222 (#8)

the issues of relevance find us inspecting our arsenals.

Even the people who disagree with up know our weapons are all that keeps government is check. That is the intention of the 2nd; not for personal protection, or to hunt geese. How the argument was lost to some faux "patriots" leads me to believe that they were frauds, or somehow changed with time.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2008-05-17   8:23:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Jethro Tull (#10) (Edited)

or to hunt geese.

Sometimes it feels like a game of cat and mouse ... us being the mice. The PTB swat us around occasionally just for the psychopathic fun they get out of it ... things might change if the mouse had a ball bat or another device in his possession ... affording the cat an opportunity to become a pussy.

noone222  posted on  2008-05-17   8:34:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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