On principle I will never give kudos to a Libertarian.

[Sheepshank]

NEVER, never EVER, ever, will I give them one faction of an ounce of credibility even if they have one good idea.

Never.

There are plenty of good ideas right here amongst the Dems.

[el_bryanto]

1. I assume the same goes for Conservatives and Republicans?

And if so - do you oppose all compromise with such people?

Bryant

[Trajan]

3. Conservative/Republican version of compromise

"Enact our policies or we will hijack government and shut it down"

So, .... Senor Bryanto ... You favor conservative policies?

[Sheepshank]

6. I will never ever conflate "compromise" with "kudos" either

Do you think those are one and the same?

[Trajan]

7. Like Cheerios and Ford Model T's are the same ...

Kinda silly question .... Maybe you intended for other poster?

[Sheepshank]

11. Yeah...was supposed to to go El B...above. n/t

[el_bryanto]

13. Of course I do. That's the only reasonable interpretation of what I said

Actually it was more a comment on the political realities we live in. There are a lot of republicans out there - of course we should fight for our principles, but at times we are going to have to compromise.

That said, I am also discouraged that many of our leaders never really suit up to fight for our principles.

Bryant

[Colorado Rambler]

2. Good ideas

With all due respect, I think this attitude is a bit extreme. Yeah, Libertarians can be real nut cases. But a truly good idea is still good, no matter who espouses it. This country needs all the good ideas it can get.

[KansDem]

4. Good idea, Colorado Rambler!

And welcome to DU!

[Sheepshank]

9. With respect to your respect.....

...Libertarian good ideas in politics and policy, very often mimics something already presented by someone else that has already garnered my support. I shan't be minimizing or passing off my party's kudos, to assuage and stroke a Libertarian politician. The Libertarians carry way too much other baggage that would also be given ambiant or residual credibility in such cases.

[Bake]

16. Libertarians just haven't come up with any.

Come to think of it, neither have the Republicans (in a long, long time).

Bake

[bamacrat]

5. I'll +1 that.

The thing I like the least about Libertarians is their pompous douche baggery. Like they are the most intelligent ones because they do not identify with either mainstream party. Hipsters of politics if you will. And like they're favorite jam bands, they are irrelevant.

[reflection]

8. I think Maddow had a piece recently

where she said (paraphrasing) we needed both sides of the political aisle doing the heavy lifting, that only through a vigorous debate of opposing ideas do we arrive at the goal.

To each their own obviously but I would not hesitate to say something along the lines of "that rat-faced right-wing crotchstain called McCain actually had a good idea today."

on edit: assuming it was a good idea, which is a huge assumption

[Nye Bevan]

10. I agree with libertarians about legalizing pot.

Not giving them "kudos".

[Sheepshank]

12. you "get" it thnx n/t

[sabrina 1]

14. On principle, I will never change my principles because of anyone else,

I will think about where I stand on an issue, decide what is right and what is wrong, research it if necessary, although some things are pretty obvious, and then even George Bush or Dick Cheney or Rand Paul, will never succeed in forcing me to take a wrong position on something I know is wrong.

How sad that you would let Rand Paul force you to not take a principled stand on something so very important.

I am glad to have the confidence to take a stand for what is right regardless of the opinions of anyone else.

No wonder the PTBs have so much control over us. They know how weak we are.

I have a feeling they will read posts like this and use this tactic again and again to make sure they win every time.

Such a sad OP, especially coming from a democrat. I used to think we Democrats were the hope of this country, and then I see something like this.

Btw, I'm sure you meant to write 'principle'. Standing on the PrinciPAL to refuse to give kudos to anyone would probably get you in trouble

[Sheepshank]

15. lol on the typo...will fix

as for the rest......this isn't new thinking because of Rand....so you are one off on that judgement. You apparently are so wonderful and noble and true and courageous. You know the mind, motivations and heart of Sheepshank. Good thing you are not a Libertarian.

How sad a democrat judges other democrats without a shred of knowledge of that true person.

[Zoeisright]

17. Libertarians are just lazy repukes.

And they're more selfish and short-sighted, if such a thing is possible. And ignorant about how society works.

[Hulk Smash]

18. Those repubs are NOT true libertarians. They are frauds.

[baldguy]

19. Rand Paul doesn't want the govt to be able kill American civilians by remote control.

But he's perfectly OK with gun owners killing American civilians in person. He is not a friend of individual civil rights or the Constitution.