Going to Libertarian Party Convention Tomorrow Morning

I'm leaving for Denver tomorrow morning to go to the Libertarian Party national convention.

As usual, the rhetoric is heating up right before the convention, with various Libertarian interest groups claiming that another is going after the "soul" of the party. Obviously, Libertarian politics is not much different than any other political group's internal politics.

We have an overall outstanding group of people seeking the LP nomination. I have my favorite (Bob Barr, who I've endorsed). I see very strong qualities in Root and Gravel. In the LP past, I think six of the current candidates might have been nominated at a different convention (thus the strength of the candidates). However, no matter who is nominated, and how flawed they are, I will still support the Libertarian Party. It is a big tent party with very important common interests.

When Gary Nolan failed to get the nomination in 2004, I was very disappointed, but immediately helped where I was able with Michael Badnarik's campaign. Of course my level of support and where I put my limited resources will depend on who's nominated, but that is only natural. What's important is that I will continue to put some of my limited resources towards strengthening the Libertarian Party.

Lastly, every convention is about the "soul" of the party. The nice thing about politics, is that there is always the next convention to save the "soul" of the party, if you think it was lost at the last convention.