ZS,  I can't disagree with you on anything you write.  I to am conservative on some issues and liberal on others and that is why you and I landed where we did on the quiz.  Believe me, I don't agree with everything the Libertarian Party platforms espouses.  That is one reason it took so long (this year) for me to become a Libertarian.  The party has slowly moved over the last 45 years into a party that can actually appeal to many citizens.  For the longest time the party was too "theoretical" as opposed to practical.  With the Gary Johnson's and Bill Weld candidacies we have begun to move from "free thinkers" to doers.  The Libertarian party has no special interests to kowto to and the average citizen can have an enormous impact within the party.  Often the party will call individuals and ask them to run for office.  Next thing you know, your name is on the ballot!  This happened to my uncle in New Hampshire a few years ago.  "Live free or die:  Death is not the worst of evils."