2008 Libertarian Party backer now enthusiastic about Republicans for November

Future GOP Leaders: Nikki Haley, Rand Paul, Sharron Angle, & Ken Buck

From Eric Dondero:

In 2007/08 longtime conservative fundraiser Richard Viguerie was disgusted with the Republican Party. He enthusiastically backed Libertarian for President Bob Barr, and urged his followers to go third party. Viguerie was a guest speaker at a number of Libertarian Party conventions. He purchased a top Libertarian political website and helped Barr with fundraising efforts. So much so, in fact, that longtime Libertarians got nervous. Party Founder David Nolan quoted in Reason "The Big Takeover, Yeah Yeah" by Dave Weigel, May 21, 2008:

Clearly, Barr and Viguerie are attempting to gain control of the LP so that Barr can campaign on a conservative/libertarian hybrid platform and Viguerie can extend his fundraising empire into the libertarian quadrant of the political universe. If they succeed, the Libertarian Party will become just one more mouthpiece for malcontent Republicans.

Now Viguerie has returned to the GOP fold and with a vengeance.

From WND Radio, Aug. 11:

"Obama, Pelosi, Reid are frightening Americans... we have the Tea Party movement which didn't even exist two years ago.

And for the first time in my life, I see the possibility, no guarantees, but the possibility that we can turn everything around in America, and go back to the vision of our Founders. God may have given us one last chance to save our country.

On the one hand Obama is terrifying Americans; on the other hand he's the possible source of our ability to save America.

I'm so excited and enthusiastic...

The thing about the Nikki Haleys, and the Rand Pauls and the Sharron Angles and the Ken Bucks, they're unfettered, they don't have these [old establishment]ties... the people who are going to save America are the Boat Rockers; people like Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn, Mike Pence, Michele Bachmann..."

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