Berkowitz Critiques Tea Party | National Catholic Reporter

Berkowitz Critiques Tea Party | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: Berkowitz forgets that Move On and many liberal groups were also targeted.  His prose here is as onesided as when dealing with Palestine.  Most hard core libertarians do believe that taxation is theft and all believe that ultimately we can do what government does ourselves - using such tools as Mutualism and Cooperativism - including those flavors that seriously involve the Church (and its schools and hospitals).  Kebbe does not represent me or many other libertarians - including and especially libertarian socialisms (who are on good terms with social democrats).  Of course, we also draw the line against imposed social policy -whether it be in the area of drug enforcement or pelvic issues (from banning abortion to fighting marriage equality).  We simply don't believe that God is an Ogre, although some in the Church certainly do - see the Arizona case where the baby was a danger to its mother so the pregnancy had to be terminated.  In that case, God was more likely with the Hospital and its ethical adminstrator than with Bishop Olmstead.  Being able to think for yourself is the essence of libertarianism.  It is those bishops who don't like that who should examine their own morality.  As for the real enemy of the Tea Party - its Obama.  Its not because of what he has done or even what he will do, but who and what he is..  Anyone who does not recognize this is trying to play nice with scoundrals (some of whom seem to be well paid by the Kochs).