Brushfires of Freedom

Bob was at Notre Dame today where he spoke about leadership, liberty and the presidential debates, which he has been excluded from by the Commission on Presidential Debates. This article comes from WSBT, a CBS affiliate:
“The role of leadership is to protect liberty and freedom,” said Barr. The former congressman from Georgia made a campaign […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Recapping campaign stops”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/10/03/recapping-campaign-stops/” });

As if the interfering in the market and spending $812 billion isn’t enough, the bailout passed by Congress and signed by President Bush contains an IRS snooping provision:
The bailout bill also gives the Internal Revenue Service new authority to conduct undercover operations. It would immunize the IRS from a passel of federal laws, including […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Bailout bill invades your wallet and your privacy”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/10/03/bailout-bill-invades-your-wallet-and-your-privacy/” });

Here is the first television add from Bob Barr 2008:

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Bob has a post up over at The Hill urging House members to vote against the now $812 billion pork-packed bailout plan:
The people said no and, for once, the Congress listened. But all of the usual suspects, including both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, rallied behind the administration’s ill-considered Wall Street bailout and pushed […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Barr urges House to vote down bailout”, url: “http://blog.bobbarr2008.com/2008/10/03/barr-urges-house-to-vote-down-bailout/” });