Before I could even consider Paul for anything I would have to know a lot more about him to say the least. His daddy is enough to give Rand a lot of negative baggage right out of the gate. Rarely doe the acorn not fall too far from the tree. And besides it is way too early to start saying who we should or should not back. Need to see who all is getting in.
Holding out judgement on Rand Paul. The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree.
He’s definitely right about the younger generation. We should not underestimate how many of them have refused to put their support behind Obama or the vast majority of Republican candidates - simply because they can’t distinguish among any of them on critical domestic or foreign issues. And while there were a ton of problems with Ron Paul - and so do not get me wrong here, I am not a Paulbot in any way, shape or form - the reality is that no candidate was anywhere near as effective as Ron Paul in uniting younger voters with vastly different views on social and foreign policy issues. Rand Paul seems to be essentially Ron Paul only without the excessive conspiracy mongering and without some of his father’s more problematic foreign policy views. Obviously, not everyone here is gonna be particularly happy with all of his views, policies or actions - since when is that true for any state, local or federal politician - but at least in my view, those of us who are truly serious about keeping America alive should be celebrating this guy.
“”I do support the concept of telling the 11 million people here that if you want to work and you don’t want to be on welfare, we’re wiling to find a place for you in America,” he said.”
Amnesty by any name or conditions is still an invasion gone unchallenged.
Once again you’re here posting your pro-liberal crap and trying to tie Rand Paul into the liberaltarian party.
Are you looking at the negative responses to Rand as a liberaltarian? Maybe I’ve been wrong about your intentions.
Maybe you really don’t like Rand Paul and your here throwing dirt his way in order to discredit him.
Reverse psychology. Cool.
Quack, Waddle - Fiscally “Conservative” RINO
Next?
As far as the prigs are concerned, the only isms dissimilar to statism are pedophilia-ism, drug-ism, homosexual-ism, etc.
The next time you encounter a Conservative that holds the Republican Party and its RINOs in contempt, find out if the sentiment includes republicanism. Then await the stream of hypocritical bullshit on the subject of libertarianism.
Someone mentioned Rand Paul! Quick, close the door before all the Paultards... oh, never mind, they’re already here and the OP is one of them. After all, he has posted 16 threads about Rand Paul in the 38 days since he started posting. Not bad for an account that’s only “Since Dec 22, 2012.”
New Paul, same old Paulbots. See his greatest hits, such as:
“Rand Paul Is the Republican to Watch in 2013” - 15 Feb
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2988844/posts
“After Ron Paul, What Now For Libertarians?” - 10 Feb
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2986948/posts
“Rand Paul Makes It Clear: ‘I Really Think’ Obama May Have Had a ‘Gun-Running Operation’ in Libya” - 7 Feb
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2986317/posts
“Rand Paul: My amendment to stop F-16’s to Egypt vote tomorrow afternoon” - 31 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2983689/posts
“Rand Paul Will Propose Ban On Sending F-16s To Egypt” - 29 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2982923/posts
“Rand Paul: F-16 Sales to Muslim Brotherhood ‘A Mistake that Could Haunt Us’” - 25 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2981844/posts
“Rand Paul reacts to tense exchange with Hillary Clinton” - 25 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2981479/posts
“Rand Paul’s emerging conservative crusade” - 23 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2981113/posts
“Rand Paul: House leaders ‘retreated’ on debt ceiling” - 22 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2980657/posts
“Rand Paul in South Carolina on Inauguration day” - 22 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2980465/posts
“Rand Paul: GOP must ‘evolve and adapt’” - 20 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2980149/posts
“Rand Paul To Hammer Hillary Clinton On Benghazi: ‘It Was A Career-Ending Mistake’” - 16 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2978480/posts
“Rand Paul On Gun Control: Obama’s No King” - 15 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2978039/posts
“Rand Paul: Building in Jerusalem None Of Our Business” - 14 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2977777/posts
“Paul’s Mideast tour fuels talk of 2016 White House run” - 11 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2976837/posts
“Rand Paul In Israel: End The Gravy Train Of US Foreign Aid” - 10 Jan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2976548/posts
I’m voting for anyone who isn’t an anti 10th Amendment, New World Order, crony capitalist, globalist. I’m voting against anyone who is friends with a Bush, a Romney, or a Rove. They are our country’s greatest enemies.
How about a true Conservative instead? I’ll never be or vote for a pro-homosexual marriage, pro-prostitution, anti-natural law libertarian
GOP needs to become the party of common sense. Here’s where I feel we can improve while still maintaining conservative principals:
Current stance: no gay marriage anywhere... ever
Improved stance: leave it up to the states
Current stance: spend as much money as we can on defense
Improved stance: make military more efficient
Current stance: no drugs
Improved stance: leave it up to the states
Current stance: arrest and deport illegal immigrants
Improved stance: secure border (first) and create guest worker program. (second)
Current stance: abortion is wrong
Improved stance: abortion is really wrong
FYI, I believe homosexuality is a sin. However, gay marriage is coming regardless. The GOP can get ahead of this issue and declare it a states’ rights issue BEFORE the libs can make it a national law!
All the people bashing Rand Paul is ridiculous. I want an outsider, either him or Ted Cruz. Not a Bushie/Dole/McCain/Romney GOPe controlled tool like Rubio/Jeb/Ryan.