[Hoot Gibson]

I am a small "l" libertarian but I support national Republican candidates because the party comes closest to my individual political and economic philosophy. On the national level, I do not believe that Libertarian Party candidates will ever be electable because they are and have always been a dysfunctional party. In other words, their tent is small and not likely to grow much bigger despite the fact that conservative Americans agree with them on most major issues.

The reason that I will never, ever vote for a national Democratic candidate for national office is because the party that owns the majority controls the political agenda. The greatest conservative Democrat alive can not accomplish much in Washington if he votes for Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker. The worst liberal Republican (a/k/a "RINO") does more good with his or her vote against Pelosi than any Democrat can possibly do, IMO.

The Republican and Democratic Parties have much, much different agendas, and it makes no sense to me to waste a vote on a good candidate who belongs to a misguided political party. At the state and local levels, I am willing to consider candidates who belong to any political party, depending on the circumstances.

Famous people who best articulate my political philosphy include Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Neal Boortz, Paul Ryan, Herman Cain, former Congressman James Rogan, and the late, great Milton Friedman and Ronald Reagan.