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Bloggingheads: Jane Hamsher vs. Bob Barr--Who's The Worst President?

Well, I know who Jane would pick...but in another case of Strange Bedfellows, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr can't find much to argue with: 

[What] George W. Bush has done to the fabric of our constitutional government, to Separation of Powers, to a government of limited powers, to destroy the notion that we are a nation of laws, not of men, is something that is absolutely unforgiveable, irresponsible and terribly, terribly destructive of our notion of government. President Clinton, certainly had my problems with him, but what he did in terms of perjury and obstruction was bad, but it was not destructive of the very systemic foundations of our country.  

You can watch more of Jane and Barr's Bloggingheads segment here



McCain's Ralph Nader?: Bob Barr announces libertarian candidacy

Bob Barr is very popular with the Ron Paul crowd. Do you think this could make any difference in November?

McClatchy:

Heaping scorn on both major political parties, former Republican Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia declared his candidacy Monday for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. <!-- story_videobox.comp --> <!-- /story_videobox.comp -->

Barr, 59, vowed to slash the federal government, restore civil liberties curbed since 2001 and pull back U.S. troops from abroad, both in Iraq and at bases around the world.

His campaign could draw support from libertarian-minded or conservative Republicans who are unhappy with the expected nomination of Sen. John McCain of Arizona.