Abolish Edu Dept.; Privatize Postal Service; Sell-off Amtrak; Completely eliminate Dept. of Energy; sharply reduce spending for EPA, HUD

From Eric Dondero:

The Nebraska GOP Senate primary is rich with libertarian-leaning candidates. Last week we highlighted State AG Jon Bruning. He spoke to a Libertarian Party sponsored event near Lincoln. He made a very libertarian statement comparing welfare moochers to racoons, who wanted to get food the easy way, instead of working for it. But Bruning may have met his match in Pat Flynn who wants to abolish the alphabet soup of federal agencies.

TheIndependent.com (Central Nebraska):

Flynn said he would cut spending by federal agencies by completely eliminating the Department of Energy and Department of Education, while sharply reducing spending in agencies such as the EPA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

He sharply criticized the lack of new U.S. oil refineries since the Department of Energy's creation... work done by the U.S. Department of Education should more properly be done "where it belongs," by parents...

Flynn said he would privatize the U.S. Postal Service, Amtrak and the government printing office, while also cutting U.S. spending for the United Nations by 50 percent.

The "rebels fighting against Ghadaffi are Islamo-Fascists"

But lest anyone mistake him for an isolationist Ron Paulist, Flynn takes a decidedly pro-defense libertarian/anti-Islamist stance on foreign policy. Continuing:

He said he favors an immediate withdrawal from the fighting in Libya. While he said he is no fan of Moammar Gaddafi, Flynn described the rebels fighting against Gaddafi as "Islamo-fascists." He said, "You can't pick a side in this issue."

Flynn said he favors a more gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan to prevent those countries from descending into chaos.

He's hardline on Immigration too. His campaign website lists his support for English as America's official language, Workplace compliance for citizenship status, No amnesty, and assimilation to Americanism before immigrants can gain citizenship.

Flynn is a native rural Nebraskan. He's now a Youth Pastor. But interestingly he comes straight out and lays it all on the line in his campaign bio:

Pat’s life was not always exemplary. He had encounters with the law regarding alcohol and marijuana; thankfully the law won regarding these situations.