This Bob Barr thing is making me very happy. Even if he does not become the Libertarian nominee (and honestly, who cares) he is going to give a voice to a great many Republicans who HATE McCain.
And while he issued a vague criticism of Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, the front-runner for the Democratic Party‘s nomination, Barr saved his most pointed criticisms for the Republican Party he left in 2006, a president who he said abandoned fundamental conservative principles such as civil liberties, and McCain, whom he dismissed as anything but conservative.
“If Sen. McCain … does not succeed in winning the presidency, it will not be because of Bob Barr, not because of Sen. Obama,” Barr said.
“It will be because Sen. McCain and his party did not present a vision, an agenda, platform and a series of programs that actually resonated positively with the American people. It also may be because their candidate did not resonate with the American people.”
Asked specifically why he objected to McCain’s candidacy, Barr paused and said, “How long do we have?”
Booh Ya!