May 6, 2008 2:27

The libertarian case for Hillary

Fresh off his rousing defense of the McCain-Clinton gas tax pander (it's better than price controls), my future co-author Bryan Caplan now makes a more general case for why his fellow objectivists/anarchists should consider voting for Hillary Clinton:

In terms of policy, Hillary and Obama look extremely similar to me; I prefer either to McCain because I think they're more likely to get the U.S. out of Iraq. But Hillary worries me a lot less than Obama because leaving Iraq is likely to be her only major political success. Hillary has a built-in army of enemies, and she's making more enemies every day. (I've talked to Obama supporters who hate her more than Rush Limbaugh does!) Obama, in contrast, is genuinely likeable. At least during his honeymoon period, he might be able to unite the country behind a long list of "progressive" reforms. And that's what makes him dangerous to liberty.