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National GOP is now wetting itself

Posted by Greg on May 12, 2008

This is interesting – and revelatory.

Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr is expected to announce that he’s running for president as a Libertarian.

His candidacy would be a wild card in the White House race that many believe would hurt Republican Sen. John McCain.

However wrong he is on most issues, I’ve come to respect Barr.  He’s honest and he’s intellectually consistent.  And he will be a serious candidate that will appeal to those who have issues with McCain, both in terms of reliability and philosophically.

HT: FDL who observes:

The GOP brass begged Barr not to run. And Sean Hannity’s complete freak out on this clip shows you just how spooked the wingnuts are over this.

Make no mistake: this is a huge blow to the Republicans, who are already fighting with one arm tied behind their backs thanks to Dubya, Iraq, the economy and Dubya.

And, as an added bonus, the Paulites, who were already plotting against McCain, now have a place to go in November.

Here’s the clip:

One Response to “National GOP is now wetting itself”

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