Article Contributed on: 5/15/2009 4:44:18 PM
The
national Libertarian Party home page describes the Libertarian Party as "the party of principle". However, in a recent instance, the party has notably caved on its principles to demagogue on a phony issue.
The recent Libertarian Party press release
Libertarians urge Obama to control border to stem "swine flu" is unprincipled, unpatriotic, and highly unoriginal. It's only a shabby echo of
Tom Tancredo's much better-written attempt to make political hay by stirring up a public panic over Mexicans and swine flu.
Perhaps as weeks go by and the "swine flu pandemic" stands increasingly exposed as hype, the Libertarian Party will realize they've made fools of themselves and will retract their experiment in buying cheap popularity through fear-mongering.
It is the job of the Democrats and Republicans to demand ever-greater government intervention. It's the Libertarians' job to guard American freedom. Let's hope the party returns to its principles soon.