No, Not Libertarian at All

Finally something I agree with on Lew Rockwell's blog:

The Non-Libertarian Tea Party Movement

I’m highly skeptical of this claim that 48% percent of tea partiers are libertarian. Add war and monetary policy to your criteria and then see what you have left. Or abolishing entitlement programs, the Department of Education, or the war on drugs. How many tea partiers are on board with even one of those things? I’m amazed at the great strides libertarianism has made thanks to Ron Paul, but they aren’t that great — yet.

Actually there are times I agree quite a bit with what is on Rockwell's blog.  Their adoration of Libertarianism rubs me wrong most times but in this case, I agree.

Tea baggers are not big L or small l libertarian.  They are Republicans.  Everyone knows this.  But the narrative is better if we get to pretend that they are these rebel-minded laissez faire heart throbs that want to restore greatness to America.  They aren't.