Liberty MavenHe’s Bob Barr, and He’s Running For President
July 22nd, 2008 11:20 pm | by Mike Miller | Published in Big Government, Bob Barr, Constitution, Libertarianism, Liberty, Media, Politics, Polling, Ron Paul, War, john mccain | Comment
Did you know that Bob Barr believes so strongly in the concept of liberty that all his phone numbers end with 1776? It’s a fact, according to the Los Angeles Times, which has a reasonably well-rounded article describing a day in the life of Bob Barr on the campaign trail.
In fact, as much as he despised Clinton, Barr thinks President Bush is worse. “What George W. Bush has done to the fabric of our constitutional government, to separation of powers, to a government of limited powers is absolutely unforgivable,” he said.
Throughout his political life, Barr has been portrayed as a humorless, pessimistic grump who never smiles. In truth, he has a rather nice smile, though his staff has to prod him to use it, sometimes by telling him a joke before he goes on TV.
At the moment, though, Barr is not smiling. He is applying lip balm to have his picture taken by a national newspaper.
It’s a pleasurable read, so read it now.
