Rusty Sheridan, once candidate for Mayor of Charlotte before he was booted off the ticket by Those Who Don't Like Competition (Democrats), has weighed in on Senator Smith. If you've read Rusty before and know that he's a Libertarian, you might guess what his reaction is. I'd like to add a little myself.

First, in the interest of disclosure, I've got no real direct stake in the battle -- in other words, I can't legally vote for Senator Smith. Because of the horribly lax rules in North Carolina, I'm sure I COULD go cast a vote for him without any problems, but I don't live in his district.

However, I did get to listen to him in person at the Iredell County Men's Club meeting back a few months ago. For a full review, follow that link.

My general opinion of him is that he's got some good ideas and he's got some really bad ideas. So would I vote for him? Knowing he's a Republican, I'm betting that his opponent would have even WORSE ideas, and perhaps no good ideas. So where does that leave me?

It's the same problem that conservatives have had for years. We cannot vote for conservative candidates. Rusty suggested writing your own name in -- but that's not legal in North Carolina, sorry. So it's back to the old question, "Do I vote for the lesser of two evils?" The alternative is not to vote at all. It's a horrible situation, but one to which I see absolutely no solution. No one in government has ANY incentive to change any of the rules. So you will, at least for the foreseeable future, only get three choices: Evil, Really Evil, or refuse to participate and evil wins.

Oh, how I yearn for freedom.

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