From Eric Dondero:

We've been using the term "libertarian-conservative," for years here at Libertarian Republican. We didn't invent the term, but we've certainly been at the forefront of its use and its popularization.

Now finally, a media outlet - the Associated Press no less - has caught on. In an article by Charles Babington, "Tea party shaping Republican Party, fall faceoffs," the term "libertarian-conservative," is used to describe Rand Paul.

The article leads off talking of Nikki Haley's stunner in South Carolina: "a tea party surge and Sarah Palin's endorsement propelled her to an easy first-place finish." It then goes on to talk of "tea party favorite Sharron Angle," Sharron Angle. Continuing:

The movement had another victory on Tuesday. In Maine, a tea party favorite, Waterville Mayor Paul LePage, won the GOP nomination for governor.

These events follow the stunning rejection of three-term Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah in a GOP convention, libertarian-conservative Rand Paul's victory over a Republican establishment favorite in Kentucky's Senate primary and Gov. Charlie Crist's forced withdrawal from Florida's GOP Senate primary.

Paul's description in the liberal media has had numerous incarnations. He's been called a Big 'L' Libertarian, which is inaccurate cause he is not a member of the Libertarian Party. He's not a mainline "Conservative," either, given his views on medicinal use of marijuana, casinos and such. Paul is right at the apex of the libertarian and conservative movements; a perfect Tea Partier.

The AP finally got it right. Let's hope other liberal media will now catch on.