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To me, his libertarianism and call-a-spade-a-spade plain-spokenness seem attractive--since moral authoritarianism (Gary Bauer, Pat Buchanan, et al.) and mealy-mouthed temporizing (practically every politician except the moral authoritarians Bob Kerrey and Bill Weld) are the things that scare and disgust me most in contemporary politics.