(Especially for the “manly” part.)

Though perhaps not as much so as the fact that Ron Paul was #3.

Mitt’s just a RINO; Paul’s seemingly insane (at least at times.)

I have to say that I grew up in a family that was mostly conservative, but my sister pulled away from that and now her and her husband are very liberal and very open about it. We have had to close some of our communications with them because their liberal views and attacked on our conservatism has been unbearable. Being able to be on this site and enjoy being surrounded by those who feel the same way I do has been wonderful. So, I would like to thank you, Steve, and all others who contribute to this site that make it so inspiring and so enjoyable to read. You certainly help to keep conservatism alive.

Thank you all.

C-SPAN eventually replayed Rush Limbaugh’s speech around midnight Saturday night. But probably only because they looked like idiots having coverage of Congressman speaking to 50 people, but not showing him — when virtually every other station carried him live.

But it also means that Ann’s address and my historic remarks were the ONLY speeches not covered by C-SPAN.

I shook Steve’s hand!!!!!! Yes I was there (he followed Ann – who in their right mind would miss Ann?!?). Wait, that came out sounding worse than I meant it. I was intending all along to be at Steve’s award ceremony (and I’ve got the highllighted agenda to prove it). And it turned out to be just by happenstance that I exited my door as Steve exited his.

Let me tell you – CPAC was so great strangely, more inspired and electric than last year (I think Romney’s dropping out – bombed the whole ‘zen’ of CPAC last year). Anyway – it was a blast – even the waiting in lines that are awful (and probably an indication of the dole lines The One ™ will create).

Ann was great – bummer – the line for her book signing was so long we did not even come close. And Rush’s speech was awesome. We were in room 3 of like 3 or 4 rooms filled to SRO capacity.

For those looking for perfection in conservatives or the R party – it is a shame that you feel it must be all or nothing. I feel disappointed at how both Bush’s let down the R’s but more importantly the Cs. And you are wrong – Reagan did take the fight (be it a verbal battle) to the Russians and they bit at it. Ego (which is what most petty dictators, thugs and liberals are full of) can be exploited. And they bit – of course the USSR is rising again – the free world is under attack daily from so many fronts. But – when one sees the alternative – it could most definately be worse. Look at how we allow the msm and Dems treat our most Conservative, upright Candidates – can you now understand why a number move to the middle?!?

I am now off to do exactly what I complained that you should do – blast them (those who claim to be on the R/C side) for taking apart a real Conservative. Fox’s Sunday AM group hashed Rush with vapid, stupid and completely wrong (head of the GOP) trash talk.

If you only complain here – this is what you get. And yes I do know how weak and wishy washy so very many politicians get – remember when they do vote right – say thank you and that you support them they need to hear positive encouragement too.

Libertarians have a lot of passion that would be put to better use working for a party that has a chance.

3rd parties have arisen before and overcome one of the dominant ones, but the Libertarians have been around a long time with no traction. If a highly popular Republican broke off, that would represent a chance for a major new party. Sometimes, I wish that would happen, but Ron Paul isn’t charasmatic enough. But even if someone like Palin or Newt broke off, it would still be a long, long shot.

Philosophically, I’m a Libertarian, but on a practical level, I can turn to my lunkhead cousin, the GOP, if the case seems dire enough.

It sure has been dire a lot, lately.

My only caveat is that I’m a realistic Libertarian, not a utopian Libertarian. IMO, the difference, largely, between the two is that utopian Libertarian starts from a position of wanting anarchy. That means more than a small federal government–it means no gov’t. at all. That’s a nice dream, of course: all peoples on the planet acting out their baser impulses to any degree, and no police, militia, or even a fire chief would ever come for help. No authority, you see.

I’ve met idiots who actually promote that kind of lunacy, but it was usually on a college campus.

Besides the anarchy of their utopia, they also call for no borders to our country, no standing army, and no draft in times of emergency, because they see their Libertarian utopia without compromise, and, by god, some damn gov’t telling me I have to fight in a war is against my Libertarian principles.

Well, as I said earlier, I count myself as a Libertarian-voting-Republican these days. A realistic Libertarian, of course. A Constitutional patriot, that is.

He ran as a Libertarian in 1988.

Vote Libertarian.

Enough said.