[txrangerette]

Sorry, no conservative with a functioning brain cell should fall for Rand’s blather.

These are Obama-like, Saul Alinsky-like tactics.

If I’m not on board with Rand, does that make me a Bill Crystal-ite? Absolutely not.

If I like Cheney on anti-terrorism after 9-11, including Gitmo and enhanced interrogation techniques, does that mean I agree with Cheney’s pass on what the out-of-control NSA is doing? Absolutely not.

This is childish and ridiculous.

This is “divide and conquor” - ourselves.

I won’t allow anyone to set up these invalid straw men and knee-jerk “choosing up sides” like little kids playing sandlot baseball, accompanied by mindless name-calling.

I will choose the policies I think are worthy and those I disagree with. I will so state. Other than that, Rand’s increasingly obnoxious rants will increasingly fall on my deaf ears.

[Dead Corpse]

Know how I can tell that Rand’s words hit home in a personal way for you?

You accuse him of using Alinsky-like tactics, but then go on a rant tangential to the actual points Rand made.

We wanted fighters that would take the fight to Democrats and limp-wristed RINO’s in our own Party alike. Folks like Rand are doing exactly that...

And you are whining that he’s being “obnoxious”...

Also, if you didn’t see the NSA/DHS abuse coming from Bush/Cheney’s massive and unConstitutional PATRIOT Act, your myopia may be getting in the way as well.

[Sam Gamgee]

I agree. The anti-war crowd of the conservative world loves to throw around the term neo-con as a slur against anyone that disagrees with their narrow views. I think we should limit our forces in Afghanistan to special forces units and pull out regular troops, but that is not enough for the anti-war crowd. For them there is no big picture. No war on radical islam, because they believe all the Arab world wants is to trade freely with us. If we sell them Coca Cola they will suddenly throw down their suicide vests and put on Tommy Hillfigger shirts.