Though I disagree with it, I have a lot of respect for a true libertarian message. I've read and taught Hayek, and I have an appreciation for him.
The problem is that the republican party and most of the most vocal "conservative movement" (focus on the family, rick warren, the prop 8 crowd, club for growth, the randian cult) are only libertarian when it comes to the pro business part. When it comes to the police state, civil liberties, busting unions or funding for their own pet causes, they love them some state money.
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