Barr unpersuaded by 'don't run' pleas

Former Rep. Bob Barr says a number of Republicans have been trying to persuade him not to run for president on the Libertarian Party ticket, but none has given him a convincing reason.

The former Republican congressman from Georgia formed an exploratory committee last month and told The Washington Times he has since been subjected to the behind-the-scenes pressure from Republicans not to run.

Mr. Barr says even people who have tried to dissuade him understand why he thinks it important to raise issues from what he calls a "genuinely conservative" perspective and to offer alternatives to the positions of the two major-party candidates.

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told The Times today that "Bob Barr will make it marginally easier for Barack Obama to become president. That outcome threatens every libertarian value Barr professes to champion."

Russ Verney, an advisor to the 1992 Ross Perot presidential campaign and his 1996 campaign manager, has been working with Mr. Barr's exploratory committee "to help put together the infrastructure for his presidential run," Libertarian Party spokesman Andrew Davis said.

http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/NATION/904208419/1001

More at the link. :popcorn:

NOT!


This should be interesting. :popcorn:

ideas lately. I would never vote for him, but I think quite a few Pubs just might! Obviously some Pubs feel that way too if they're pressuring him not to run!

I LOVE IT!!!!!

It would be instructive -- in a sick, surreal, bizarre, and politically unacceptable sort of way.

Or, if not Bob, how about some other idiot who could eat into Grampy McSame's support and has a big enough ego to believe he could actually win?

There are MANY ways to engage john mcsame.

didn't want to vote for Obama (if Clinton lost the nomination) or for Clinton (if Obama lost the nomination).

Look. If you can't vote for our guy/gal, you can, at least, vote AGAINST mcsame!

Vote for bob barr! He's at least somewhat concerned about what's happened to the Constitution...

(Amazing! Hard to believe I'd ever say any of this!)

Hmmm, he might drain a few votes from the Dem.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told The Times today that "Bob Barr will make it marginally easier for Barack Obama to become president. That outcome threatens every libertarian value Barr professes to champion."

Why are you scared of Bob Barr when you have such a wonderful standard bearer in McCain?

Afraid someone might not drink the Kool Aid and actually vote their conscience, eh Newtie?

chances in haft...

"Run for Prez...that's the ticket...then you'll be on all these second-string talk shows for years telling everyone why you're not really a spoiler."

Barr is a conservative, and will give the Libertarian Party a sheen of respectability. I expect that many conservatives who would never vote for our guy would be delighted to give Barr their vote--and I'll encourage as many of them to do so as possible.

BARR/SPOILER 20008

:woohoo:

Go guys! Monkeywrench Mc Cain and chap the GOP's neocon hides while your at it.

Update on my neck of the woods- still no Hillary or McCain signs or stickers. Obama and Ron Paul stuff everywhere and multiplying daily.

And that Kucinich isn't running on ours. These seem to be a few of the handful of voices that "get it".

That Newt talked about this points out that fact. I hope Barr runs as a Libertarian.