Have seen a strong bit of opposition to us libertarians who vote for Democrats tonight, so I thought I'd drop this reminder to the Dems who think I've been making up the idea that libertarians have been invited here by the site's owner, Markos.
Who Deserves the Libertarian Vote?
Reason: Your readers have occasionally used the "libertarian Democrat" idea as a piñata—they think, correctly, that we fundamentally disagree with liberals on substantive economic issues. If libertarians joined the Democratic coalition, would we be welcome?
Moulitsas: There will always be critics. This is a big enough party to accommodate a healthy debate about the proper role of government in our society. And unlike the GOP, where dissension is squashed—ask Rep. Ron Paul—the Dems are, to a fault, permissive enough to allow that debate to flourish.
From tonight's results, that has proven not to be very true.
And here's his main article about this subject for those who seem to have forgotten.
The Case for the Libertarian Democrat
The Case for the Libertarian Democrat
It was my fealty to the notion of personal liberty that made me a Republican when I came of age in the 1980s. It is my continued fealty to personal liberty that makes me a Democrat today.