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Could Rand Paul Be The Next Ronald Reagan?
May 15, 2010 | Pinochet

Posted on 05/15/2010 9:36:04 AM PDT by pinochet

Dr. Rand Paul, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat in Kentucky, is causing panic among members of the Republican establishment in Washington DC. The greatest fear that the Republican establishment has, is that an honest conservative may get elected, who actually means it when he talks of small government. The present day conservative politicians are good at rhetoric, but once they get elected, they sell out to the big corporations, banks, and special interest groups, whom they give our tax dollars.

I have not seen this level of fear in the Republican establishment, since Ronald Reagan challenged Gerald Ford for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1976. The Reagan who ran for President in 1976, was more of a hardline small-government conservative, than the Reagan who ran for President in 1980.

What is causing the beltway establishment to panic, is that Rand Paul is close to mainstream Republicans on national security issues, which makes him a more credible national figure than his father, Ron Paul. While Rand Paul supports the war in Afghanistan, he does not believe in nation-building.

What is terrifying the GOP establishment, is that he plans to get rid of the IRS, the Federal Reserve, the Department of Education, and many other federal departments. He is likely to advocate pulling the US out of the UN. He plans to cut the federal budget to the bone, and abandon the policies of bailing out the big banks, and failing corporations such as AIG.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: chat; humor; ky2010; no; randpaul; reagan; ronpaul; satire; vanity
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To: big'ol_freeper

I guess you just couldn’t resist now could you?
And don’t get me started on what the Yankees did this weekend either.....

TAGLINE.....FIXED IT


121 posted on 05/31/2010 6:00:27 PM PDT by cleveland gop (I STILL HATE RAJON RONDO)
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To: cleveland gop
Awe, just 'cuz you been Rondo'd http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/nbacardDOTnet/zz%20NBA%20Photo%20Gallery/Rajon%20Rondo/VS/Cleveland%20Cavaliers/4b12b9855a365422671a3cc72f48a48-900.jpg

But hey...I LOVED that "down 10-4" comback!!

122 posted on 05/31/2010 6:28:51 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper ("Anyone pushing Romney must love socialism...Piss on Romney and his enablers!!" ~ Jim Robinson)
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To: cleveland gop

Second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth this. Especially considering how ole Randy and Duddy dearest felt about President Reagan in 1988.


123 posted on 05/31/2010 7:25:50 PM PDT by IMissPresidentReagan (Let us not get bogged down in the small squabbles; Let us get caught up in the big ideas. Palin '12)
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To: big'ol_freeper

You do have this way of rubbing it in don’t you?
That Saturday comeback was fine. The problem was the other 3 games.....
At least there is reason to go and watch this God awful baseball team. Stephen Strasberg’s 2nd MLB start should be here on the 13th......


124 posted on 05/31/2010 7:48:14 PM PDT by cleveland gop (I STILL HATE RAJON RONDO)
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To: DB
He can be entirely right on economic matters but when it comes to international relations he’s death - literally.

False distinctions such as those between economic policy and foriegn policy are killing us - literally.

All of our policies are getting so entangled that we can no longer tell where one starts and another ends. Only Jesus Christ could cut this gordian knot.

125 posted on 05/31/2010 8:00:33 PM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific!)
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To: pinochet

Ronald Reagan was for a strong defense and carried out many covert activities to assist the Soviets in their great fall.

Somehow, I think Reagan he is not.


126 posted on 05/31/2010 8:07:14 PM PDT by rbmillerjr (A loud band of PaulBots, Isolationists, Protectionists, 911Inside Jobnuts, 3rdParty Loud Irrelevants)
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To: pinochet; Lakeshark; onyx; Virginia Ridgerunner; SoCalPol; SoConPubbie
Could Rand Paul Be The Next Ronald Reagan?

Now why would anybody want to insult Ronald Reagan like that?

127 posted on 05/31/2010 10:55:59 PM PDT by Allegra (Pablo is very wily.)
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To: Allegra

>Could Rand Paul Be The Next Ronald Reagan?>

NO

Reagan was a Conservative Republican who believed
in a strong military and defending America.

Rand Paul is a Libertarian. With his beliefs he would
have never stood up to the Russians and Eastern Europe
would still be controlled by Russia.

Reagan was a leader, respected by many world leaders
Reagan faced realities

Rand Paul is not a leader and never will be.
Rand has lived a privileged life and his world is theory on paper.


128 posted on 06/01/2010 12:00:41 AM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: pinochet

What planet did you fall off of??? Rand Paul is nothing like Reagan.........


129 posted on 06/01/2010 12:03:57 AM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: pinochet

Is this vanity a joke?


130 posted on 06/01/2010 2:43:23 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: pinochet
I have not seen this level of fear in the Republican establishment, since Ronald Reagan challenged Gerald Ford for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1976.

And also you have not been paying attention to the GOP knives that have been thrown at Sarah Palin's back.

131 posted on 06/01/2010 2:45:01 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: pinochet

This is a joke right?
Paul sr was great in the movie Bruno.


132 posted on 06/01/2010 3:04:33 AM PDT by rrrod
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To: Allegra
Doesn't Rand first have to get beyond that huge and great figure his father has cut?

Why do I have this image of him coming out with a bag over his head, like Sylvester the cat's son in that long ago cartoon:
*Bag over head* Oh father, I am so ashamed.......

133 posted on 06/01/2010 4:57:13 AM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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