Comments on: Like Ron Paul, Bob Barr Wants To Get Rid Of The Fed [Video] http://libertymaven.com/2008/06/02/like-ron-paul-bob-barr-wants-to-get-rid-of-the-fed-video/1127/ For Liberty, One Individual At A Time Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marc Gallagher http://libertymaven.com/2008/06/02/like-ron-paul-bob-barr-wants-to-get-rid-of-the-fed-video/1127/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Marc Gallagher Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:45:12 +0000 http://www.libertymaven.com/2008/06/02/like-ron-paul-bob-barr-wants-to-get-rid-of-the-fed-video/1127/#comment-483 Ron Paul has refused to officially endorse either Barr or Baldwin(Constitution Party) but he has said good things about both. I've read that it is an FEC violation for him to endorse another candidate unless he has dropped out. So he will either do that following the convention or not do it due to his close kinship with both Barr and Baldwin. He may endorse both of them, who knows. Root was VP because after the Barr campaign determined that Mary Ruwart wasn't interested in being VP, they made a strategic decision to go to Root. Root then endorsed Barr for the nomination and the majority of his delegates then voted for Barr instead of Ruwart (although 25% did vote for Ruwart). So, in a way, Barr was forced into having Root as his running mate. Also, my preference for his running mate (Steve Kubby) almost beat Root for the VP nod even after the back scratching endorsements between Barr and Root. In my mind Root is somewhat of a liability that Barr will have to overcome. At least he isn't on the top of the ticket, which is where most of the attention will be (at least from the media). The best thing that can be said for Root is that he seems to be open minded and willing to listen to criticism. Enjoy, Marc Ron Paul has refused to officially endorse either Barr or Baldwin(Constitution Party) but he has said good things about both. I’ve read that it is an FEC violation for him to endorse another candidate unless he has dropped out. So he will either do that following the convention or not do it due to his close kinship with both Barr and Baldwin. He may endorse both of them, who knows.

Root was VP because after the Barr campaign determined that Mary Ruwart wasn’t interested in being VP, they made a strategic decision to go to Root. Root then endorsed Barr for the nomination and the majority of his delegates then voted for Barr instead of Ruwart (although 25% did vote for Ruwart). So, in a way, Barr was forced into having Root as his running mate. Also, my preference for his running mate (Steve Kubby) almost beat Root for the VP nod even after the back scratching endorsements between Barr and Root.

In my mind Root is somewhat of a liability that Barr will have to overcome. At least he isn’t on the top of the ticket, which is where most of the attention will be (at least from the media). The best thing that can be said for Root is that he seems to be open minded and willing to listen to criticism.

Enjoy,
Marc

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