CTV reports, : A popular savings program created by the federal Conservatives is exacerbating the fiscal pressure on public pension benefits -- even as the government prepares to scale back benefits. You don't get a tax deduction when you put your money

My party is about to blow it again. In 2008 Bob Barr ran for President. He was a well-known former federal prosecutor and member of the US House, and was well-known to have strong Libertarian principles. Among other "bona-fides" he serves on the board of

Compared to fellow former Republican Bob Barr, who was tied for the presidential nomination through five rounds of ballots at the 2008 national convention, getting the backing of the Libertarian Party is going to be a cakewalk for Gary Johnson. What abou

At the Libertarian Party of Florida state convention held this past weekend, former GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson didn’t just win the straw poll; with 42 of the 60 votes cast, he wiped the floor. If Johnson can replicate that success in other s

So what have we learned from Ron Paul’s run this year? Let’s start the good news for Paul. By dropping the irrelevant Libertarian party and running as a Republican, Paul got be a Congressman, got a national following, got into various nationally televise

Bob Barr represented Georgia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was known as a staunch advocate for limited government and individual liberty --- passions which continue to be the hallmark of his post-congressio

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. because he was a veteran. I will never vote for the lesser of two evils, again. "Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people"

(For more 2012 campaign stories, go to ELECT.) Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Newt Gingrich’s former consulting firm released a second contract with Freddie Mac, the government-backed mortgage company, signed in July 1999 that required the former U.S. House spea

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. I am right there with ya. Ticket republican voter here who is ashamed that he voted for McCain in 2008. The GOP "leadership" is shortsighted, visionless

Bob Barr represented Georgia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He was known as a staunch advocate for limited government and individual liberty --- passions which continue to be the hallmark of his post-congressio

There are two stories coming out of New Hampshire. The big story is Mitt Romney. The bigger one is Ron Paul. Romney won a major victory with nearly 40 percent of the vote, 16 points ahead of No. 2. The split among his challengers made the outcome even mo

I participated in the online town hall Governor Johnson conducted last night. Went from 8-9:30pm, Governor Johnson took a var

In a post at Knppster, Tom Knapp makes a case for Steve Kubby as a possible Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party in 2012. Kubby was the runner up for the party’s VP nomination in 2000 and 2008 (losing to Art Olivier and Wayne Root respe

Ron Paul in Des Moines, Iowa, in March 2011 (photo by Gage Skidmore) Various “progressive voices” that agree or sympathize with GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul’s positions on wars, foreign policy and civil liberties have spoken in favor of the possib

Bob Barr was the Presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in 2008, as well as a former member of the House of Representatives as a Republican. Barr now writes a regular column in The Daily Caller–in this article he urges readers to actively oppose

Few of Ron Paul’s enthusiastic supporters actually expect their curmudgeonly, 77-year-old champion to win election as president of the United States, but they nonetheless plan to give him their votes in Republican primaries in order “to send a message” t

As 2011 closes out and 2012 begins, the real countdown clock to a Republican nominee to defeat Barack Obama starts ticking. Four true choices remain – Gingrich, Paul, Romney and Santorum. I include Paul because even as I do not consider him electable, hi

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is set to announce that he is ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination annd beginning a campaign to be the Libertarian Party's nominee for president. On first glance, a Johnson third party candidacy r

It’s official: Americans who favor the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage, and also want a balanced federal budget and more restrained foreign policy, now have an alternative to the two major parties in 2012. During a press conference at the