rand paul seeks law change to keep senate seat if doesnt get presidency

[zinfamous]

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but there is no doubt in my mind that more would rather be governed by Dr. Paul the Younger than by h. clinton.

Your mind is constantly under assault by heavy doses of medication, so I'll just take this perspective as representative of the type of bloviating that occurs backstage at an Iron Maiden concert.

 

[Anarchist420]

The crazy comes from the fact that you routinely post that everyone must agree with you whether they say so or not. Clearly more would not rather be governed by Rand Paul as he has no chance in hell of winning a general election, much like his father had no chance.

so now i am threatening people if they dont agree with me?

OP, another generation of Bush politicians is in the pipeline. You have far worse things to worry about than Hillary.

i would hate to have Hillary back in the white house even more than i would hate to have Bush back in the white house.

You should take SSI in you are eligible for it.

you think i should, but not everyone does.

Your pride is misplaced.

your opinion.

Didn't one of the Pauls set up his own eye doctor certification?

Rand did.

I'd vote for A420

thanks schneiderguy but i am not principled enough. i am too corruptible.

Rand Paul will NEVER get elected president. ty

perhaps he wont.

Clearly more would not rather be governed by Rand Paul as he has no chance in hell of winning a general election, much like his father had no chance.

not necessarily because rand paul won a general election. his father won several general elections at least 10. hillary clinton isnt even popular with the average Democrat and she has already been rejected while rand paul is at least somewhat popular with all Republicans.

you are also forgetting that independents lean libertarian and since so many are against current foreign policy i dont think many will be very opposed to rand paul.

i dont trust rand paul that much and he may not be very different from hillary clinton, but the latter has a record full of capital sins. i think enough people know what she has done and what kind of person she is for her to be considered "selected, not elected". but the saddest thing is that the President would use nukes to stop secession.

 

[rockyct]

so now i am threatening people if they dont agree with me?
i would hate to have Hillary back in the white house even more than i would hate to have Bush back in the white house.
you think i should, but not everyone does.
your opinion.
Rand did.thanks schneiderguy but i am not principled enough. i am too corruptible.perhaps he wont.not necessarily because rand paul won a general election. his father won several general elections at least 10. hillary clinton isnt even popular with the average Democrat and she has already been rejected while rand paul is at least somewhat popular with all Republicans.

you are also forgetting that independents lean libertarian and since so many are against current foreign policy i dont think many will be very opposed to rand paul.

i dont trust rand paul that much and he may not be very different from hillary clinton, but the latter has a record full of capital sins. i think enough people know what she has done and what kind of person she is for her to be considered "selected, not elected". but the saddest thing is that the President would use nukes to stop secession.

You may want to spend the next two years mentally preparing yourself for Hillary to become President. It may take that long, but you'll be healthier in 2017 when she gets sworn in. Well, at the very least a "RINO" will be President. I give Hillary about a 2 in 3 chance of winning right now, especially since Christy has possibly been fatally damaged. Most Democrats aren't in love with her, but they believe that it's her "turn" and really aren't that opposed to her. (It's usually how the GOP picks their guy anyway. Did anyone actually "love" Romney or the 2008 version of McCain?).

I'm actually looking forward to the 2016 GOP circus. 2012 was fun, but I have a feeling 2016 is going to be a blast. The only electable person I see in the bench is Bush unless a dark horse emerges. One thing is almost certain, Rand Paul will never be President.

 

[dawp]

thanks schneiderguy but i am not principled enough. i am too corruptible.

have you looked at those currently in congress? being corrupt is a prerequisite. that's why I'd never run, I wont play their games.

 

[Anarchist420]

have you looked at those currently in congress? being corrupt is a prerequisite. that's why I'd never run, I wont play their games.

i would be too corruptible to please libertarians. sorry for the lack of precision

 

[Jhhnn]

It worked for LBJ in 1959 when he pushed to get the law changed in Texas to allow him to run for the US Senate at the same time running for President/Vice President. Many other states allow this as well.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/politicaljunkie/2009/04/on_this_day_in_1959_texas_pass.html

Of course. One needs to remember that Johnson was probably the most effective majority leader in history & an enormous benefactor to Texas in general. He knew how to bring home the bacon to his constituents, and they adored him for it.

Rand Paul isn't even in the same league. Cut, Cut, Cut! doesn't do much for a place like Kentucky, other than in the minds of tools & fools.

 

[Jhhnn]

I'm actually looking forward to the 2016 GOP circus. 2012 was fun, but I have a feeling 2016 is going to be a blast. The only electable person I see in the bench is Bush unless a dark horse emerges. One thing is almost certain, Rand Paul will never be President.

Should be quite a show of nuttiness, huh? I'm not sure Jeb is really electable, either, given that his brother's legacy of economic misery will still be with us. He'll have to tout the same policy that led to our most recent economic face plant in 2008. "I'm not an evil Democrat" isn't a winner everywhere, you know.

 

[Anarchist420]

Of course. One needs to remember that Johnson was probably the most effective majority leader in history & an enormous benefactor to Texas in general. He knew how to bring home the bacon to his constituents, and they adored him for it.

i guess you have never heard that he won by only 5 votes out of a million or so

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Of course. One needs to remember that Johnson was probably the most effective majority leader in history & an enormous benefactor to Texas in general. He knew how to bring home the bacon to his constituents, and they adored him for it.

Rand Paul isn't even in the same league. Cut, Cut, Cut! doesn't do much for a place like Kentucky, other than in the minds of tools & fools.

What pray tell does that have to do with changing the law to allow a person to run for two offices at once?

 

[Newell Steamer]

Palin / Paul - 2016.

Iran,.. here we come!!

 

[Thebobo]

Palin / Paul - 2016.

Iran,.. here we come!!

I would love to see that. Lots of fodder for everyone.

 

[Jhhnn]

What pray tell does that have to do with changing the law to allow a person to run for two offices at once?

I merely pointed out that Kentucky may not feel the same way about RP as Texas did about LBJ & their reasons for it.

I'm all for 'em doing it- anything to facilitate getting that insufferable pandering twit on the Repub presidential ticket would tickle me pink.

You go, Rand! You Go!

 

[MagickMan]

Palin / Paul - 2016.

Iran,.. here we come!!

Cruz / Paul (Rand)

 

[rockyct]

Should be quite a show of nuttiness, huh? I'm not sure Jeb is really electable, either, given that his brother's legacy of economic misery will still be with us. He'll have to tout the same policy that led to our most recent economic face plant in 2008. "I'm not an evil Democrat" isn't a winner everywhere, you know.

Yeah, I would consider him to be the most electable at this point though and Republicans generally end up with the most electable person. He really doesn't say insane things (amazing that's where the bar of electability is) and I don't think he did anything stupid like the current governor of Florida has. It also helps that he married a Latina and is from a large swing state.

Christie was the most electable before bridgegate but he pissed off a large portion of Republicans in 2012 when he hung out with Obama so he was vulnerable to a national decline in popularity. Now that he isn't all that popular anymore nationally, he can't really be the inevitable GOP candidate that he was trying to become. At this point, I don't think he's fatally wounded but it's an uphill battle for him. Rubio, Cruz, Paul would easily get crushed by Hillary so while I'm sure the core of the Republican party will push for one of them, they'll end up holding their nose and voting for someone like Jeb.

 

[sportage]

Rachael Maddow did a spot on this Randy Paul double trouble toil n trouble tonight. And in his state democrats said hell no to changing their law just so Randy can run for two offices at once. But more interesting was her theory that the Paul's, daddy Paul as well, have this obsession to run for anything just to ensure a platform to promote the brand name of Paul. Seems the case to me. But Randy's problem goes far beyond locked out from running twice at the same time. Randy's real problem is with the republican that run the show. Seems Randy just isn't well liked. Especially his views concerning isolationist that his daddy pushed as well.
So no, Randy would never gamble a senate seat for a presidential bid.
God forbid Randy would find himself without a soap box to stand on.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

People changing laws to benefit themselves? What's new?