An interesting topic came up at Saturday’s State GOP convention on what’s a Republican. Some will say, like Governor Mark Sanford, that true conservatives must embrace liberty. They claim they are in full adherence to the Republican platform. Others, such as Lindsey Graham, throw out this “we don’t want Libertarians in our party” argument. Watch the two videos and give me your thoughts.
Sen. Lindsey Graham states “I am not a Libertarian…we’re not going to build this party around Libertarian ideas…winning matters to me, if it doesn’t matter to you, there’s the exit sign…
In response, Governor Mark Sanford says “Liberty is the hallmark the American experiment…and frankly what’s made it great…you unleash individual initiative that can’t be there with central planning…people say Mark you’re kinda Libertarian as if its a evil word..I’m like ‘throw me in that briar patch’…I love liberty…I wear it as a badge of honor…
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