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I'm pretty sure your reasoning is the entire basis of the Tea Party movement. It is people fed up with both the Democratic and Republican parties' outrageous sp

I'm pretty sure your reasoning is the entire basis of the Tea Party movement. It is people fed up with both the Democratic and Republican parties' outrageous spending, and want a new group of Politicians to be voted in. It is why many of the Tea Partiers running for office have little or no experience and it is what propelled people like Governor Chris Christie to a win last year.

Retric 16y ago
Call me cynical but the libertarian party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_State...) was created by people that believe in small government. And I assume most reasonably well informed people have heard of it because it is afterall the third largest party in the USA. Like many people I view the Tea Party movement as a Republican sock puppet designed to convince voters that this time they really mean it when they say they want small government. PS: I base this on the wiliness of Tea Party members to run in republican primaries.
- anamax 16y ago
  > I base this on the wiliness of Tea Party members to run in republican primaries. What primaries should they have run in? It's much easier to take over a political party than to start one AND knock out one of the big two. Libertarians and greens have proved that. It would have been absurd to run in democrat primaries. Sharing some libertarian beliefs doesn't imply an obligation to join the LP, especially since the LP has repeatedly demonstrated that it's more interested in making a statement than actually getting elected and changing things.
- gcheong 16y ago
  You're missing the main reason the Libertarian party was created - to preserve personal freedoms. For example, they also advocate the legalization of drugs.
roc 16y ago
I wouldn't bet any money that the Tea Party-endorsed candidates will vote any differently than Republicans have, once elected. It takes a lot of money to get elected in the US. And you don't get re-elected if you then vote against the interests of your donors. And they certainly aren't donating money so that you'll cut off government spending.

Retric 16y ago

Call me cynical but the libertarian party (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_State...) was created by people that believe in small government. And I assume most reasonably well informed people have heard of it because it is afterall the third largest party in the USA. Like many people I view the Tea Party movement as a Republican sock puppet designed to convince voters that this time they really mean it when they say they want small government. PS: I base this on the wiliness of Tea Party members to run in republican primaries.

anamax 16y ago
> I base this on the wiliness of Tea Party members to run in republican primaries. What primaries should they have run in? It's much easier to take over a political party than to start one AND knock out one of the big two. Libertarians and greens have proved that. It would have been absurd to run in democrat primaries. Sharing some libertarian beliefs doesn't imply an obligation to join the LP, especially since the LP has repeatedly demonstrated that it's more interested in making a statement than actually getting elected and changing things.
gcheong 16y ago
You're missing the main reason the Libertarian party was created - to preserve personal freedoms. For example, they also advocate the legalization of drugs.

roc 16y ago

I wouldn't bet any money that the Tea Party-endorsed candidates will vote any differently than Republicans have, once elected. It takes a lot of money to get elected in the US. And you don't get re-elected if you then vote against the interests of your donors. And they certainly aren't donating money so that you'll cut off government spending.