Written by: Beck

This is for any Libertarians out there who either want their vote to actually matter, or who realize that Michael Badnarik is a pathetic waste of space and an embarrassment to the Libertarian party. David Hogberg of Hog Haven has assembled a terrific breakdown on where the two main candidates stand on an assortment of issues as seen from a libertarian point of view.

David considers 15 issues and weighs in on which candidate better fits the Libertarian perspective for each issue. Issues considered are abortion, taxes, social security, gay marriage, government spending, health care, education, affirmative action, minimum wage, tort reform, energy, welfare reform, judicial activism, and the environment.

I agree with almost all of David's assessments (except with regard to government spending--Bush has been bad, but Kerry would be worse to a magnitude which would require thirteen digits to express). His final score is nine issues to Bush and three issues to Kerry. Naturally, any one person will weight the importance of issues differently, but Bush, no surprise here, comes out as by far the more attractive candidate from the perspective of a Libertarian voter.

Of course, if you want to see the specific scores & commentary on each issue, you'll have to go read the post yourself.

(Hat tip: Instapundit)