The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

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John Linder , the first congressman to call for Bill Clinton's impeachment is on his way to…get this, Switzerland. No, he is not in Switzerland to ferret out Swiss bank accounts belonging to the Clintons or the Hubbells. Barr flew to Switzerland Thursday to make good on a long-standing commitment to address European conservatives on the threats to the rule of law extant on both sides of the Atlantic. The group he is addressing is one whose conservatism mixes libertarianism and conservatism much as it is mixed in America. Barr's appearance before it is an indication of his plans for the future. /p>

Since his defeat he has been working with others to establish offices in Georgia and Washington from which he will be, as he puts it, "working on the issues I have been championing in Congress." Barr, aside from being a card-carrying conservative, is a strict civil libertarian; and he plans to work ardently for civil liberties, particularly issues of privacy.

As his campaign against Linder made clear, Barr is a favorite among conservative leaders. Such eminences as David Keene, Kenneth Starr, Grover Norquist, and Charlton Heston flew into his contested district to support him. Now he is energetic to bring his issues to the rest of the nation. He will be active among conservatives on behalf of civil liberties; and, through his friendship with responsible types in the American Civil Liberties Union, he will be influencing liberals.

Not daunted in the least by his defeat in Georgia, Barr is looking to national vistas. He says he "may now have more of an impact" out of Congress than in. Good news for the haters!

topics:
Bill Clinton, Law, NATO, Conservatism, Libertarianism