The folks over at Reason clipped Libertarian VP nominee, Wayne Root, pretty hard during the last cycle. Just as the final stretch was unfolding in the campaign, the boys caught him at the Republican bar yammering on about Obama being a radical militant when they served together at Columbia. Apparently Wayne didn't check his political 'id' at the door and felt unencumbered by any implied journalistic promise of confidentiality or libertarian camaraderie. What went on the record should have been enough for any self described big L libertarian to take umbrage of their candidate's lack of self awareness while on the attack amongst assumed allies.
Root's description of the gaffe at the LNC meeting in San Diego in December shrugs the whole affair off as meaningless and a deception by Reason. Just a couple beers with the boys kinda thing. While the LNC and it's audience got to their feet after his presentation, my own response was less forgiving.
While controversy with the impending arrival of what is sure to be only be a shrill unforgiving rehash of fiscal conservatism and social 'tolerance' Vegas style, in the form of a new book, might be considered good marketing in some circles, it only intensifies the pain amongst those of us unable to be on constant libertarian tour because we have real jobs/businesses. Root is taking some real heat from Reason's own Radley Balko about appearing on the Michael Savage radio show. Root has subsequently defended himself in a letter back to Balko. I'm not sure if it's been publicly released, so I'll only leak a small segment that gets to the root of the problem . . .
