Newt Gingrich is a Functional Libertarian

I distanced myself from functional libertarian Newt Gingrich last year.  I did this to appease the fanatics at IPR and A3PR.  I apologize to all FFF and Newt supporters.  As functional libertarian Bob Barr once said, Newt is the best choice for libertarians.  Why?  Here's why:

1. Libertarians want a balanced budget - Newt balanced the budget four times as Speaker of the House.  He will do it again as president

2. Libertarians oppose war - Newt called the Iraq War a "phony war" and recognizes that the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars were strategic failures and should not have been started.  He has abandoned the neocons of the Republican Party and supports the non-interventionism of Rand Paul.  Recently, he's opposed US interventions in Libya and Syria.

3. Libertarians oppose Obamacare - Newt opposes Obamacare and helped destroy HillaryCare.

4. Libertarians want to privatize Social Security - Newt supports privatization of Social Security

5. Libertarians support the right to bear arms - Newt is one of the strongest gun rights advocates

6. Libertarians want to legalize marijuana - Newt smoked marijuana in the 60's and in Congress wrote a letter supporting medicinal use in 1982 before his position was mischaracterized by Gary Johnson and altered to appease the GOP

7. Libertarians want to lower taxes - Newt is one of the leading proponents of reducing taxes

8. Libertarians want to reduce welfare - Newt helped pass Welfare Reform as Speaker

Newt agrees with libertarians on every issue that matters. The Libertarian Party would be wise to nominate Newt Gingrich for president in 2016.