Fresh from the Buckley camp:

LIBERTARIAN PARTY’S  U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE BUCKLEY ISSUES ENDORSEMENT COMMITMENT LIST TO CHAMBLISS AND MARTIN

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, November 14, 2008 Allen Buckley, the Libertarian Party’s U.S. Senate candidate in the 2008 Georgia U.S. Senate race, has issued a commitment statement to both the Chambliss and Martin campaigns. If one of the two men but not both sign the statement, Buckley will endorse the one who signs. If both men sign or neither man signs, Buckley will reanalyze the situation.The statement emphasizes financial responsibility. The statement is attached, along with related materials.

On Wednesday, November 12, 2008, the Buckley Campaign provided a draft of the commitment statement to both the Chambliss campaign and the Martin campaign, along with an invitation for comment. Although communications have existed, no comments have been received.

Buckley said: “With one exception relating to ballot access, all of the items in the commitment list were covered by my campaign. I believe that all of the items are reasonable. I’ll wait until the end of the day on Tuesday, November 18th, for replies. I will not tell one side whether the other has or has not signed.”

Mr. Buckley can be reached for comment at (404) 962-1042.

Commitment PDF is here.

Allen Buckley is in a win/win situation.  No, he won’t be our next Senator, but he’s in a unique position as we enter this (probable) runoff election.

Buckley is preparing a commitment of reasonable fiscal responsibility.  The candidate that agrees to it gets Buckley’s support and (most likely) a hefty percentage of the votes that were cast for Buckley on Election Day.

Neither Chambliss or Martin have a reputation for being fiscally responsible, and I suspect that neither will rush to agree to Buckley’s terms.  We’ll have an alleged “for the people” Republican dodging an commitment to fiscal responsibility – while the nation watches.

With the Senate runoff race being a critical race for both parties, this is going to be a perfect opportunity to address some serious issues while we have everybody’s attention.  It’s a win/win situation, and we voters need to make sure we capitalize on it.

Those of you looking for last night’s debate can find it here.  I tried to pull it down and get it on youtube, but it started taking more time than I have to spend on it.  Sorry for the non-embedded link.

My favorite line of the night was from Allen Buckley, who, in his closing statement said:

Our state needs and deserves a great senator.  Saxby Chambliss is not, and never will be, a great Senator.  I think he is less than a mediocre Senator.  From farm subsidies to pork to sugar factory explosions, he serves the special interest groups that serve him.

If you didn’t get in on the early voting, be sure to get out and vote (Buckley) in tomorrow’s election.  We need a great senator.  This is our chance to elect one.

This self-described Republican with Libertarian leanings is leaning more and more towards the Libertarians each day.  An email received from the Buckley campaign shows how Chambliss’ voting record proves he is a big government Democrat.

The following bullet points are quoting the email from the Buckley campaign.

• $1.5 trillion of debt between 2001 and 2006
• a 75 percent increase in nondefense spending from 1995 through 2007 (35 percent, when adjusted for inflation)
• 7 percent growth in government on average per year from 2001 through 2006
• expansion of Medicare by addition of Part D (which then Comptroller General David Walker called “probably the most fiscally irresponsible piece of legislation since the 1960s”)
• farm subsidies and pork in general
• “National Watermelon Month!”
• No Child Left Behind (a bureaucratic mess with little positive to it)
• Gang of 10-one of the worst deals in the history of deals.

Wait. What? National Watermelon Month?

Anyway, take a good look at those points before you go vote.  There’s only one fiscal conservative running in this race, and it’s certainly not Chambliss.

Allen Buckley, the Libertarian running against Saxby Chambliss, has pledged not to take any money from special interests.  If you like the idea of having a Senator working for your interests, vote Buckley on Election Day.