Rand Paul vs. Ted Cruz: Is 2016 big enough for both of them?

Rand Paul’s dad is a kook! And the apple does not fall far from the tree! Ted Cruz is the modern day Churchill and the most eloquent spokesman for true conservative ideals!

21 posted on 04/07/2015 11:00:40 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment (Proud member of the 48% . . giver not a taker)

Paul wants to expand the brand, yes, by adopting some of the most objectionable far- leftist planks ( weak or nonexistent or unreliable defenses like aspects of his poor old daddy and obama and kerry , free drugs for the youth vote, etcetera). We’ve seen this before and it’s never worked. It doesn’t work because it leaves out the vast center of America - I hate to use the old phrase but the “silent majority” and it generates very strong opposition ( people are now terribly worried about all the weakening and sabotage obama has inflicted on our defenses and alliances). Cruz would seem to have a chance at getting a lot of the middle- American, “middle - class”. ( what’s left of it after obama’s War on Anerican Workers). voters A chance that Rand has pretty much blown now by his embracing of “weird” or “dangerous” ideas that scare most voters away

22 posted on 04/07/2015 11:08:28 AM PDT by faithhopecharity (A brilliantly intelligent comment sent thru an amazingly stupid spell checker)

To: 2nd Amendment

Rand Paul’s dad is a kook!

Definitely!

And the apple does not fall far from the tree!

I really don't know whether that's true or not.

23 posted on 04/07/2015 11:15:59 AM PDT by EveningStar

To: 2nd Amendment

Ted Cruz is the modern day Churchill

How so? :)

24 posted on 04/07/2015 11:17:23 AM PDT by EveningStar

Cruz welcomes Paul to the race his entry as will all other entries, ultimately serve to capture the nomination for Cruz.

26 posted on 04/07/2015 11:59:28 AM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)

Ha Ha it took a moment to catch the drift.

27 posted on 04/07/2015 12:02:50 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)

28 posted on 04/07/2015 12:09:41 PM PDT by Gator113 (Cruz, Lee, and Sessions speak for me.... most anyone else is just noise.)

To: TheConservator

Well good. I want the gop brand of the uniparty completely eliminated. I guess I can settle for reduced.

29 posted on 04/07/2015 12:49:02 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Ted Cruz 2016)

Hat tip to SunkenCiv for compiling this list.

Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals: ‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by “anti-government activists” is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists]
[Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]

Rand Paul On Shutdown: “Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea”
I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it’s a conundrum. Here’s the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can’t give the president a blank check. We just can’t keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can’t vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don’t we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
[Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person]

Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance
...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.
[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]

Rand Paul’s immigration speech
...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration. Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution. Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation. Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you... This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society. Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform
Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but “Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration.” ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] “Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...
[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he’s not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]

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Don’t forget that Rand Paul has made multiple appearances on the Alex Jones show and is aligned with Code Pink activist Adam Kokesh http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/04/23/dear-sarah-palin-it’s-time-to-re-think-that-rand-paul-anti-israel-pro-kokesh-endorsement/ - as well as this scandal with Kentucky Right to Life : http://www.newsrealblog.com/2010/04/24/rand-paul-caught-lying-about-pro-life-survey/ Pasted from

30 posted on 04/07/2015 2:16:42 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)

Hat tip to SunkenCiv for compiling this list.

Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt’s Generals: ‘How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?’
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by “anti-government activists” is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists]
[Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]

Rand Paul On Shutdown: “Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea”
I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it’s a conundrum. Here’s the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can’t give the president a blank check. We just can’t keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can’t vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don’t we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
[Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person]

Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance
...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.
[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]

Rand Paul’s immigration speech
...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration. Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution. Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation. Let’s start that conversation by acknowledging we aren’t going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants. If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you... This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society. Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform
Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but “Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration.” ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] “Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...
[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he’s not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]

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31 posted on 04/07/2015 2:20:01 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)

The type of people that Paul is reaching out to, we don’t need. I have never subscribed to the “Big Tent” view. To me a big tent is only useful for a circus. Turn the GOP into a “Big Tent” and you will just get a circus like the Democratic Party.

Rand Paul’s libertarian(libertine) politics makes me ill. He has no business running as a GOP candidate. If he had any real integrity he would run an the Libertarian Party’s candidate...which is what he is.

32 posted on 04/07/2015 7:05:29 PM PDT by Sola Veritas (Trying to speak truth - not always with the best grammar or spelling)

Ted Cruz is the only republican with the guts to filibuster obamacare. He is one of the few to speak unequivocably about the abrogation of the Constitution and the moral decline of our nation. He also supports our only true ally, Israel.

33 posted on 04/08/2015 6:19:54 AM PDT by 2nd Amendment (Proud member of the 48% . . giver not a taker)

To: 2nd Amendment

34 posted on 04/08/2015 8:18:11 AM PDT by EveningStar

35 posted on 04/09/2015 7:07:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can help: https://www.tedcruz.org/donate/)

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