Erick Erickson just went forward naming names of corrupt high-ranking officials in Georgia in a co-post on both PeachPundit and RedState. Specifically named are Glenn Richardson, Mark Burkhalter, Jerry Keen, Ben Harbin, and Casey Cagle. For those unaware, those are the Speaker of the House, Speaker Pro-Tem of the House, House Majority Leader, House Appropriations Chairman, and Lt Governor (and President of the Senate), respectively.
As I told the members of the Libertarian Party of Southwest Georgia in our meeting Saturday, 2010 represents a perfect storm of opportunity for the Libertarian Party of Georgia. The National Democrats, led by President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, are causing people to see that Democrats are just as bad as Republicans, and the Georgia Republicans are showing themselves to be corrupt and inept. This is the PERFECT time for men such as John Monds to be running for Governor and Chuck Donovan to be running for US Senate.
We as Libertarians need to stand up NOW and show the masses that there IS a viable alternative – US! As Bob Barr once said, the Libertarian Philosophy is the American Philosophy. We believe in hard work. We believe you should get what you earn. We believe, as LP-SWGA member Tim Nelson said yesterday, that stupid should hurt. We believe that government should get OUT of our lives and let us live them as we see fit.
Libertarians want the government to treat us as the adults we are, while the Republicans want government to be our father – harsh on punishment, sparse on love – and the Democrats want government to be our mothers – always cleaning up our messes and sparse on punishment. We believe the government should stay out of your life except where absolutely necessary, and we believe you should keep everything you earn and not be forced to support with your money things which you oppose.
I think a valid criticism of Tom and I – mostly me, honestly – is that we spend quite a bit of time talking about things we oppose, and not enough time talking about things we support. I’m going to start working to change that. I’m going to start writing more and more about why the Libertarian philosophy is the best philosophy for America, and I’m going to convince people I’m right. I’ve “played” at being an Affiliate Chair and South GA Representative on the LP-Georgia Executive Committee long enough. Its time I stop doing the easy thing of attacking my opponents, and start the real work of building the case for what I believe.
2010 is THE time for the Libertarian Party of Georgia, and it is time we step up.
No excuses, and no prisoners.
Kudos