Honestly, and thank you for you kind and thought filled response. I do trust Rand Paul. Probably the single politician in DC worth trusting.
I think we strongly disagree on Massie. I do NOT trust him. Period. I think he is a power hungry swamp politician.
I think where we can find common ground is both of us want to right this ship and stabilize it. That will involve a lot. A lot of pain. I hate that but it is a fact and will happen. I worry for my DIL who is VA employee with a brand new mortgage on their dream home. I don’t think Massie gives two rips about her or my son. I think he is absorbed in his own power plays. That I guess is where we part common ground.
I hear your selective dishonesty argument and do give it some credence. Please know that. But as a Floridian I didn’t know Massive existed till he started his current so called principaled stance. I just find it highly suspicious.
I wish you the best and thank you for a great discussion.
and I much appreciate your willingness to stand back and take a look at the whole picture objectively. I really do understand the passion and scrutiny of your stance.
But here is how I look at it. We need to stop spending period, even if it is at a sacrifice. And personally I don’t care how Massie, Paul, or any others “do it” as long as the end cause and effect is less spending. If they do it to boost their own ego fine, there is a more important priority that it gets done no matter what the method happens to be. I’m after that positive end product no matter who it is or how it is manufactured...
So anyone and everyone spending I will scrutinize, and anyone and everyone trying to actually stop the spending will be supported. It is very black and white. and if it is not then it will never actually happen... There is no longer any room for “compromise” or this status quo will just be perpetual as it always has been. John McCain would be in hog heaven over this MIC hand out being pushed right now...
Trump should be offended that they took out everything he wanted. I would let them know in no circumstances would I sign it without what I wanted included. Let it shut down. It will then be on them for not being willing to compromise. And if they override Trump fine, they bought it and all the future scrutiny against it that will be coming from the left. If it harms the economy then it is on them not Trump. History cannot claim that “Trump lied, he saved money by hypocritically spending even more money”.
And trust me... It is coming...