Libertarians for Obama

William’s just this guy, you know?

Now that the nomination’s wrapped up and we all know who the candidates are in the general election, I’m going to be more active in blogging about why Obama is the bee’s knees and McCain is the loser snoozer (it’s a bad rhyme; deal with it).

Hope you enjoy!

As we prepare to enter the post-Bush era, libertarians like myself have been asking themselves what, if anything, can be done to reverse, roll-back, and prevent the re-occurrence of the horrendous record of the Bush administration.

The Republican Party, as a whole, deservedly has the albatross of the Iraq War hanging around its neck. The Republican Party, as a whole, has been responsible for profligate deficit spending that threatens to ruin our economy. The Republican Party, as a whole, has left the Constitution in tatters as it wears the flag as a cape.

I believe that only the record and rhetoric of Barack Obama presents libertarians with a real option for change.

What is at stake in this election is civil liberties. And Obama has the best, most consistent, and most trustworthy record on those issues of any electable candidate running. I am a particular fan of his government-transparency measures, like his Illinois legislation requiring that all police interrogations be videotaped. It isn’t enough to merely advocate for civil liberties; we need concrete provisions to protect them, with real teeth, and Obama’s got the best record of any serious candidate. I have confidence that an Obama presidency will save habeas corpus, and close Guantanamo. I have confidence that an Obama presidency will bring a humble foreign policy that does not seek to send Americans on pointless foreign adventures. I have no such confidence with any other electable candidate.

But before Obama can become the next President of the United States, he must first be nominated as the candidate for the Democratic Party. As primary season continues, those of you who are able must come out and support Obama in the polls: we need him now.