Another Crazy Horse In The Race
Ladies and gentleman, another horse in the running for the presidential sweepstakes. Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr has burst onto the presidential scene this week as a possible Libertarian Party candidate for president.
“A what” You might ask.. A Libertarian. You know, the people who finished forth four years ago behind George Bush, John Kerry, and even Ralph Nader. I know it is hard to believe that there was anyone behind Ralph Nader, but there was this poor soul named Michael Badnarik, who ran as a Libertarian (who, did what).
But, don’t write this guy off so fast. He has a little bit of end the war now for the Democrats and a little get tough on the borders for the Republicans. He also has a lot of, breaking party lines for the true Independents. If you add that to the fact that the longer these primaries go on the less the public likes the three candidates that are in place now, you get a possibility of actually winning. It may be a remote chance, but the odds look better for him than they do for Senator Hillary Clinton right now and she is still being taken pretty seriously.
If nothing else, the confusion and division that Senator Clinton has caused for the Democrats can be mirrored by this former Republican’s resurfacing in a race where the Republican candidate has such shaky support from the party itself.
What a phenomenal development. This is the great reality television that this election year continues to promise.
We have had crazy staff, crazy supporters, crazy husbands, crazy clergy, several crazy candidates, but now we are about to get another wave of insanity. Scary as it truly is, I cannot help but appreciate the entertainment of it all.
