One Congressman, Rand Paul, the GOP and What Ails American Politics

“We are in a cultural war. Rigell took tea with Musselinni and thought he would get away with it. Now he’s whining because Rand Paul won’t pull his fat out of the fire. Rand Paul knows we are at war.”

Now if we can just convince Rand that giving the other side 9 million more troops through an amnesty is a bad idea...

So far as I know, the National Association for Gun Rights is a paper organization. No members. At least I don't know any, and I'm very active in gun rights organizations. Nor have they made any attempt to recruit me.

I'm not impressed when someone says they have NAGR backing. It sounds like the old American Hunters and Shooters Association, which was a labor-union-funded outfit intended to scam union members who were also gun owners into voting for left-wing candidates.

They have something like a million people on facebook so they must be something. I also like Gun Owners of America which is Larry Pratt’s organization. The NRA has sold out numerous times before but GOA never does. Please consider becoming a member.

...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said. [Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften [immigration, gay marriage] stance]
One day after announcing on his radio show that he is "truly considering" running in 2014 for the U.S. Senate seat now held by New Jersey's Frank Lautenberg, Rivera amped up his message today in a television interview and a column on the Fox News Latino website... a moderate Republican who is fiscally conservative but also supports gay marriage and Roe v. Wade... [Geraldo Rivera declares himself a 'moderate Republican' as he eyes U.S. Senate run]

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