Libertarian Democrats, Let's Go!

Here's my comment from Startin's post:

"I have started a blog about being a libertarian Democrat, called The Libertarian Democrat Point Of View. Oddly, I got two positive responses from libertarians, David Boaz and Jesse Young, but nothing from Democrats. I agree with everything you say, the Democratic party is the best choice we have now as libertarians, and our mission is to make our case to Democrats in a way that guarantees that their core values are compatible with ours. I started the blog because this idea was posited by Kos in 2006, but seemed to go nowhere. The libertarian Democrat needs to set forth a clear set of ideas that appeals to Democrats and will bring more people into the party. We can also appeal to moderates, many of which share our core ideals. For me, the way to reduce government is to provide a real and meaningful social net for the needy, and growing our economy in such a way that fewer and fewer people are needy. This takes government intervention in the short run, but a growing economy that can raise the living standards of people at the bottom is the only way to go. The current Republican party doesn't get this at all, as David Frum recently pointed out. On social issues, we already have a lot of agreement. Let's get going!"

Startin himself made some very cogent replies to various liberal questions, so everyone should read through the comments.

The only way to answer critics from within the party and without is to try and develop a relatively consistent set of principles and ideas, and defend them cogently over time.