I Was a Card-Carrying Libertarian: Confessions of a Black Sheep Republican
I am much the same boat as you. The Libertarian party let me down badly in the last five years.
The reason for the comment, however, is the pseudo Ron Paul swarm you have started by bringing Him up. The core reason I have always supported and preferred the Libertarian party was it’s honesty. In this election, however, Ron Paul has set up the most deceitful, elaborate Internet scam made up of a few thousand supporters who vote early, vote often on any non-scientific, cookie based poll they can find and then trumpet the results as if they mean something.
When Libertarian principles are defended by someone who uses deceit and trickery as their prime (and only) characteristic they have jumped the shark fully and while the Republicans and Democrats may engage in just as much chicanery it totally undermines the only appeal and pull the Libertarian party had going for them.
