Bob Barr has quit the GOP

[CatWoman]

Clinton Impeacher Quits Republicans
By BEN EVANS
AP
WASHINGTON (Dec. 17) - A former Georgia congressman who helped spark President Clinton's impeachment has quit the Republican Party to become a Libertarian, saying he is disillusioned with the GOP on issues such as spending and privacy.

Bob Barr, who served eight years as a Republican congressman before losing his seat in 2002, announced Friday that he is now a "proud, card-carrying Libertarian." And he encouraged others to join him.

Barr said he has no plans to run for office. In his new role as the Libertarian Party's regional representative for the South, he will help promote the party's message and recruit candidates, he said.

Barr helped manage the House Republicans' impeachment case before the Senate in 1999.


http://news.aol.com/elections/story/_a/clinton-impeacher-quits-republicans/20061217145309990001

[Cleita]

1. Now he's a Libertarian!

Oh, the rats are swimming faster.

[musette_sf]

2. jumping on the Ron Paul bandwagon n/t

[Ilsa]

7. I wish Ron Paul would jump back to Lib ticket. He'd lose down here. nt

[Kelly Rupert]

3. Good for him, I guess.

He's a dirtbag, but apparently even dirtbags get sick of slimeballs.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. May he be the first of many

I know of several Republicans who are disgusted and ashamed with what Bush has done-I could see Bush being responsible for the breakup of the GOP.

[theoldman]

5. Wasn't he the asshole who called Clinton a scumbag?

[Cleita]

8. One asshole among many. n/t

[CurtEastPoint]

9. How true. He has inflicted himself on us in GA for years. Read this...

From Wikipedia... he's another GOP smarmbucket:

Barr has been embroiled in controversy several times during his career. In 1998 he delivered the keynote speech at the national convention of the Council of Conservative Citizens, which is viewed by many as white supremacist; he later stated he had not known the group's views until after the speech. His speech did not deal with race, however, and Barr publicly distanced himself from the council. Barr has also suffered attacks for his conservative stance on family values, which left-wing periodical Mother Jones deemed hypocritical: "Married three times and embroiled in a messy court battle with his second wife over his failure to pay child support, Barr had been photographed in 1992 licking whipped cream off two buxom young women's breasts and nipples. And this from the man who would later sponsor the Defense of Marriage Act." In the wake of Barr's adamant support for the impeachment of Bill Clinton, porn mogul Larry Flynt paid Barr's second wife, Gail Vogel Barr, for details of the child support battle and of her abortion. This caused significant political troubles for Barr, noted for his strong pro-life stance.

[NoAmericanTaliban]

10. Welcome to DU. Barr is your typical hypocritical right winger

Claim family values, but sure have their own family issues. Look at Newt for another example. As long as they pour the cool-aid their supporters will not criticize them. Barr did go after Bush for his violations of civil liberties.

[CatWoman]

13. howdy from Stone Mountain, Curt

:hi:

[Catherine Vincent]

12. No, that was Scumbag Dan Burton.

You don't hear much from him these days.

[Wonk]

6. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2927960

[UTUSN]

11. Can he quit the human race? n/t

[karlrschneider]

14. Wonder if he'll manage to shoot off his pistol at Libertarian HQ soon...

:eyes:

[Beelzebud]

15. Bob Barr can STILL go fuck himself...

Thanks to his unjustified impeachment of Bill Clinton, a perfectly justified impeachment of W will not happen.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Dear GOP: You're losing even the craziest of your crazies.

Does that tell you something? :shrug: