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Rand Paul Delivers On NSA Filibuster Promise

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I have been about 50% / 50% on Rand. He's always seemed knowledgeable and forthright about his stances, but I disagree with some of his positions. Overall, though, I think he is the lesser of all evils.

If he isn't on the ballot, I am writing him in. Even if he doesn't win this election, I think he will win down the line sometime. Almost every other politician is worthless and obviously a worse choice than him.
 
Brian Stirling said:
The party wants the least crazy candidate for the general election and most think that's Jeb. Additionally, they power brokers liked the brain-dead-and-easily-lead-by-the-nose older brother so Jeb it is.

Rand poses a greater threat to the Republicans than the Democrats as his filibuster proves.

So, in the end we will get to chose between H or J -- oh joy...


Brian
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You never know. A couple elections ago Mitt was considered one of the crazies. In the last election... He was considered the most sane republican candidate.

Plus... Republicans are just going to vote for "not hilary" anyway.
 
mrjminer said:
I have been about 50% / 50% on Rand. He's always seemed knowledgeable and forthright about his stances, but I disagree with some of his positions. Overall, though, I think he is the lesser of all evils.

If he isn't on the ballot, I am writing him in. Even if he doesn't win this election, I think he will win down the line sometime. Almost every other politician is worthless and obviously a worse choice than him.
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Bah, when forced to choose between the lesser of two evils I always write in Beelzebub. If I am going to vote for evil I am going to vote for the best damn evil that I can.
 
mrjminer said:
I have been about 50% / 50% on Rand. He's always seemed knowledgeable and forthright about his stances, but I disagree with some of his positions. Overall, though, I think he is the lesser of all evils.

If he isn't on the ballot, I am writing him in. Even if he doesn't win this election, I think he will win down the line sometime. Almost every other politician is worthless and obviously a worse choice than him.
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I too am about 50% / 50% on Rand, about as good as I get with any politician. Except Gary Johnson.
 
mindmajick said:
You never know. A couple elections ago Mitt was considered one of the crazies. In the last election... He was considered the most sane republican candidate.

Plus... Republicans are just going to vote for "not hilary" anyway.
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And that's unfortunate. To be honest, I think Rand Paul had the biggest chance of taking votes from democrats of any current republican candidate.
 
No way any Democrat is voting for him unless they simply do not care about economic issues. From Wikipedia:

He favors a flat tax rate of 17% for individuals and business, and elimination of taxes on inheritance, gifts, capital gains, dividends, and interest.
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🙄
 
Blackjack200 said:
No way any Democrat is voting for him unless they simply do not care about economic issues. From Wikipedia:

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Although our Presidents do seem intent on obtaining more and more power of late, they still don't write law, their job is still to enforce existing law. And having said that, although I'm sure that Democrats everywhere feel that overhauling our tax system will result in less for our behemoth of a government to spend, spend, spend, in reality it cannot work out that way.

But I get it, only leftist driven change is good. Change driven by the right is scary. :double rolleyes:
 
Blackjack200 said:
No way any Democrat is voting for him unless they simply do not care about economic issues. From Wikipedia:



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A flat tax without exemption would probably have corporations paying much more than they have in a long, long time. I'm sure if explained correctly in the main election Democrats could absolutely get behind that.
 
boomerang said:
Although our Presidents do seem intent on obtaining more and more power of late, they still don't write law, their job is still to enforce existing law. And having said that, although I'm sure that Democrats everywhere feel that overhauling our tax system will result in less for our behemoth of a government to spend, spend, spend, in reality it cannot work out that way.

But I get it, only leftist driven change is good. Change driven by the right is scary. :double rolleyes:
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Yes, because change driven by the left isn't screamed about as the end of 'Murrica by the right.

Always the victim. It suits y'all well.
 
MagickMan said:
Irony rich, this is.
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I know, right!

Rich white Christian men are the biggest victims in America.

I mean, saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas is a libruul war on Christianity!

And even proposing to raise the tax rates on our Masters is basically just like Kristallnacht!!!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304549504579316913982034286

Of course, progressives are always acting all Hitlery and stuff towards our poor, poor rich people!

http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-schwarzman-taxes-hitler-invaded-poland-2010-8

http://observer.com/2012/12/john-catsimatidis-explains-why-taxing-the-rich-is-like-nazism-and-more/

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/05/bachman_taxes_holocaust.php

Yup.

Rich white Christian Americans. Biggest victims in the universe.
 
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