Welcome to the Cowboy Libertarian!
After 25 years in politics working on both sides of the aisle I have come to the realization that neither party is willing or able for that matter to do what is necessary to get this country back on track. They are more interested in playing politics than fixing what needs to be fixed.

I am done with organized political parties and am now a proud independent. To paraphrase Marx, Groucho not Karl, “I will not join any party that would have someone like me as a member.”

America faces a whole wagonload of problems but they didn’t just magically appear in the last few years.

For too long America gorged itself on more and more government ladled out by politicians eager to buy our votes and get re-elected. From welfare for the poor to corporate welfare the only bipartisan success since the New Deal has been creating a culture of entitlement that touches every sector of society.

Now the bill has come due for our overindulgence and we need to pay for it. But no politician has the guts to tell us the hard truths preferring to offer us “pain free” solutions or asking for more of our hard earned dollars.

And it’s not all about dollars and cents. We have forgotten the values and ethics that built this country. Some think those things are old fashioned and out of date. But if we don’t recapture those values and ethics all the money in the world won’t mean a thing.

In the last few years I have had the honor and privilege to know and ride alongside real cowboys and cowgirls as they do the hard work of putting food on America’s tables. They haven’t forgotten those things because they live them every day.

They have more common sense in their little finger than any blowhard politician or pundit who ever drew a breath. And there are millions of Americans from all walks of life who share the same values as the cowboys and wonder how the country they love got so off track.

But as tough as things are we need to maintain our belief in a brighter tomorrow and our ability to laugh in the face of adversity.

The Cowboy Libertarian is dedicated to straight talk and common sense seasoned with a heavy dose of humor and satire topped off with some good old fashioned cowboy wisdom.

I want to hear from you. Read my blog and let me know what you think.

You can also listen to my weekly radio show, The Cowboy Libertarian on KFBK Sacramento, Sundays from 3-5 pm Pacific by clicking the box on this page.

So saddle up, tighten your cinches and get ready to ride with the Cowboy Libertarian. I promise it will be an interesting journey!