I believe the silent majority is closer to the libertarian party than to any other.

"seem to be generalizing the American populace in these party's as well as the representatives." Absolutely. This debate will be based almost completely on generalizations, since we don't have a study to cite and can agree that most members of each party are not accurately represented by the fringe fanatics and their elected officials. "I can agree as far as democrats" Good. So I need only to convince you that most republicans could care less about your private life. Again, no pole to cite, but in my experience most republicans do not care about your personal life choices. It is only the religious right that wants to restrict your life-style choices. Keep in mind, republican representatives (just as democratic representatives) are not a good representation of what most in the party believe. Unfortunately the representatives of each party are elected by the most vocal and most-likely-to-vote of each party. I believe the republicans of today closely resemble the democrats of the 50s & 60s on fiscal policy and social programs. They want low taxes, efficient government, and self-reliance among citizens. It is republican representatives (again elected mostly by the fringe) who give the republicans the bad rap. I believe the silent majority of democrats also resemble the democrats yesteryear. It is their representatives (elected by the most politically active of the party) that come off as so ridiculously socialist they would have JFK & FDR both spinning in their graves. "the libertarian party is far more into individual liberties to the point of anarchy." Not so. We are for minimal government, low taxes, and help for the TRULY needy. Not much different than most sensible republicans and democrats. There is already a name for those who believe in anarchy. They are called anarchists. Calling libertarians anarchists is like calling liberals communists. Libertarians have no problem keeping this country exactly how our founding father would have intended it if they were here today. Do you honestly think the framers of our constitution envisioned half of each citizens earning being confiscated by taxation, out-of-control spending on war and social programs, and multi-trillion dollar budget deficits? Our founding father were certainly not anarchists, but believe in very limited government. "Democrats differ on the planks mainly economically.... That is why we have the political philosophy of a libertarian democrat." My point exactly. There are also many libertarian republicans who just don't label themselves as such because they are focused primarily on the economic policies the republican party preaches (yet does not practice). They group themselves in with the republican herd and voice no other distinctions-- primarily because they are just happy they are not the socialists they wrongly believe most democrats to be. "Honestly here it comes down to republican vs. Conservative Democrats." I think it comes down to fiscally conservative democrats and socially liberal republicans taking a stand for freedom across the entire spectrum of issues. They are not much different. Both believe in fiscal responsibility, low taxes, minimal government and putting an end to government telling individuals how to live their lives. These "libertarian" democrats and republicans have much more in common with one another than they do with the fringe of their own parties.