Alright, the other day I popped off a piece referencing Perry de Havilland's take on this idiotic post over at The Daily Kos. Now it turns out that Drizzten has done more of a point-by-point on the idea of "libertarian democrats." I'm half tempted to throw the whole thing up here, out of a sense of mercy to those who value their eyes (go and see what I mean), but I'll just hit this, here: [Kos:] 'Traditional "libertarianism" holds that government is evil and thus must be minimized. Any and all government intrusion is bad.' [Driz:] "That's because libertarianism is generally concerned with one thing: reducing the prevalence of aggression (the initiation of physical force or the immediate threat of it) in society. That's the prime political principle and all else flows from it. It isn't a simple-minded hatred of government. It's an integrated, clear-minded hatred of what government does. "And that is in turn based upon an understanding of reality and the human condition, an understanding that says individuals have the capability and the right to think and act for themselves. "It isn't about just flipping the bird at Uncle Sam." [Emphasis in bold, mine.] Indeed. Ah, yes. I...