Republican vs. Libertarian (e-mail)

This is an excerpt from an e-mail that I sent to my best friend:

I have been really disappointed in the republican party lately... Like, I used to like Bush... alot. I had his picture hanging on my wall. I was on the business advisory council for the NRCC (national republican congressional committee). I don't anymore... but I am really frustrated with a couple different things, like the overspending (even tho he's cut it down some what, I still think it's unreasonable). And I think we (as a country) are starting to lean toward an authoritarian government because we rely on the government *so* much... to object to things we don't like, to take care of the people that are "unable" to care for themselves... that we ask the government to take authority that even we as the people (who give the government their authority) don't have... And it's really frustrating me. Not that the libertarian party is perfect.... (gawd, I feel like I'm confessing to lesbianism here. *sigh*)
But... honestly, I think you should be proud to represent the political party that you stand for (after all, you choose them). And, I haven't lately... that really bothers me.
So that's why I was looking into the libertarian thing. Not that they or their platform is perfect by any hallucinogenic stretch of the imagination... There would be practically nothing left of the government if they were able to abolish everything that they would like to. The platform need to be alot less anarchist. But even as it is I feel that it is closer to the original intent of the founding fathers and the constitution than what we have now... (I just refrained from calling it a "ridiculous authoritarian government.")
At any rate... I'm getting their e-mails, and they have a libertarian up for election in CA. The vote is tomorrow, and they were asking for volunteers to call and encourage people to vote for him. I volunteered.
I haven't called yet, but they have placed over 2,000 calls (I know, that's pitiful). And, I'm reading that... and I am so excited that my eyes start tearing up.... I honestly don't know what's wrong w/ me. But I'm excited about politics! About volunteering for a political party... and I always just got annoyed when the NRCC called me to ask me to attend this event, or dinner, or send me an award, or ask me for a donation. I don't know. All I know is that I actually think that even though I think they are too revolutionary, this country and our government needs a little bit of revolution (or revision) to help balance us out. And as crazy as it may sound, I believe in what they're doing.