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RAND PAUL On Shutdown: I won't back endless deficits or Biden-era spending levels
X ^ | Oct 2 | Sen. Rand Paul

Posted on 10/02/2025 8:37:19 AM PDT by RandFan

@SenRandPaul

I joined @LlamasNBC on @NBCNews and made it clear:

I refuse to add $2 trillion more to the debt, no matter which party demands it. Republicans and Democrats both flip-flop for politics. I won't back endless deficits or Biden-era spending levels.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: debt; deficit; inflation; multiplenicks; randpaulsucks; randstanding; trollfarm
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To: Jim W N

So, Rand is either too extreme or too moderate, depending on the Freeper.

Maybe he should get together with Manchin and form the “Ranchin” party.


21 posted on 10/02/2025 9:20:38 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....TRUMP IS RIGHT AGAIN.)
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To: PGR88

“Rand Paul can’t do it by himself.”

Yes, but he can’t grandstand his purity and perfection if he acknowledges that. I agree with him about the two trillion dollars; however, sometimes it is necessary to align with the team or be found aiding the democrats. As the expression has it, sometimes the perfect is the enemy of the good.


22 posted on 10/02/2025 9:24:39 AM PDT by odawg
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To: RandFan

¡Padrón, quiero seguro de salud para mi familia!

¡Padrón, necesito seguro de salud para mi familia!


23 posted on 10/02/2025 9:24:46 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RandFan

HOORAY Rand HOORAY D.O.G.E. HOORAY Trump.


24 posted on 10/02/2025 9:26:08 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: SaxxonWoods

People like yelling at a senator

The abuse he gets is way uncalled for as he has clear reasoning. He wants to balance the budget in 5 years.

This means he votes against all these trash/deals, etc. so he’s on the wrong side of GOP leaders.


25 posted on 10/02/2025 9:28:43 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

The invaders could join or create a church-based coverage organization.

https://amishamerica.com/how-does-an-amish-medical-aid-plan-work/


26 posted on 10/02/2025 9:33:38 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: RandFan

Rand Paul has always voted against these spending bills. I applaud him for his priciples. We all know he’s going to do it. He’ll do it next year too. He’s one vote. 🙄


27 posted on 10/02/2025 9:33:49 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: RandFan

Rand just jumped the shark.
No different than McCain, Crazy Liz, Flake or Romney.
They are all now gone.
Look for Musk to target Rand.
He is toast.


28 posted on 10/02/2025 9:34:54 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Zathras

Musk supports Rand

He is not going anywhere


29 posted on 10/02/2025 9:35:17 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: Hyman Roth

Cut Baby Cut …. You’re fired


30 posted on 10/02/2025 9:40:06 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: RandFan
They wont even vote for the Penny Plan!

Both parties more or less support the “billion dollars a day” spending increases. Only significant difference between them is what to spend the money on.

31 posted on 10/02/2025 9:47:12 AM PDT by sjmjax
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To: RandFan

What’s his plan, man?

Can’t call a man without a plan a traitor.

No, he is not a traitor, he doesn’t elevate to that level of action.

He’s a do-nothing with NOTHING to put on resume except constantly CRITICIZING a rotten system which EVERYONE on this forum can do as well as he can, except NONE of us ran multi-million dollar campaigns to hold one of the highest elected offices in gubmint.

Can he organize a movement or provide leadership to get any following?

I far as I can tell his only following is a lone poster on FR which is you.


32 posted on 10/02/2025 9:49:15 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: SaxxonWoods
So, Rand is either too extreme or too moderate, depending on the Freeper THE GOAL OR OBJECTIVE.

Unlike the Left who know what they are after (totalitarian gov't and disappearance of America's Free Constitutional Republic), the Right doesn't seem to have a clue what their goal is.

The (conservative) Right is very good at railing against what it doesn't like, but when it comes to our goal or objective in this War for the Soul of America, the Right falters.

The top priority goal/objective of the Patriotic Right SHOULD BE, the restoration of America's Free Constitutional Republic by dismantling the 80%+, $3+ trillion unconstitutional portion of the feral gov't and enforcing reinstatement of the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land over the federal gov't.

THAT is where the TRUE battle is and the Right has been generally avoiding it.

How do you know the dismantling of the unconstitutional portion of the feds is where the true battle is in this war we are in? Because when DOGE under MUSK began to do that in early 2025, all hell broke loose on the Left with DAILY relentless, heightened opposition, and (death) threats and didn't stop until Musk stepped down from DOGE and things whet back to "normal".

33 posted on 10/02/2025 9:54:20 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Zathras

Rand sticks to his principles and they are good ones. That’s more than can be said for the “conservative” Marxists here on FR who just want to keep pushing for larger and larger government.


34 posted on 10/02/2025 9:59:39 AM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: PGR88

Politics is famously known as the art of the possible. I guess Paul can go home at night feeling virtuous about himself, but I don’t know what he thinks he has accomplished.


35 posted on 10/02/2025 10:02:04 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: RandFan

Mr Anti tariff hates deficits. Hypocrite.


36 posted on 10/02/2025 10:06:36 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Biblebelter

There are many who like him you’ll see in 2028

He has 6 million followers on X for pete’s sake !


37 posted on 10/02/2025 10:06:49 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: Brian Griffin

Unfortunately this shut down is going to affect the Va gubernatorial election possibly favoring Spamburger.


38 posted on 10/02/2025 10:09:50 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RandFan

Your Rand fandom really starts to look excessive, after a while, RandFan.


39 posted on 10/02/2025 10:11:36 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: DugwayDuke

I’m still on the fence but am starting to wonder, everyone in Congress is a narcissist now it seems. Awhile back I recall him saying he had an invitation to visit Fort Knox, but he had a scheduling conflict and wasn’t available. Huh? What am I missing here. I thought congress had been asking for years and no luck.

That said, I give him a lot a credit for showing us all the real Anthony Fauci and exposing his bio-warfare GOF research that either escaped from a lab or was intentionally released to aid their long hoped for ‘great reset’ effect.


40 posted on 10/02/2025 10:32:58 AM PDT by captmar-vell
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