First things first, America isn’t an elected dictatorship. In some ways it may look that way, but there are checks and balances on power that keep one person from redefining the nation. It’s a folly to think that electing one strong conservative who ‘owes nothing’ to corporations or special interests will somehow roll back the last seventy years of encroaching statism. This is like trying to counteract Obama with a bizzaro-Obama. Didn’t work for bizzaro superman, didn’t work for bizzaro Kirk, won’t work here either. Rand Paul may be a good candidate for senate, but he won’t be the next Ronald Regan and shouldn’t try to be (and for all his skills and achievements, Regan couldn’t achieve those dramatic cuts in government.)
The lack of a strong central figure to counterbalance the current regime is a strength, but it won’t remain one. A groundswell of citizens who wouldn’t previously be drawn to political action will be the strength of conservatives. They have to elect - at all levels of government from the local offices up to national elections - candidates that are honest, believe in the values of the constitution, and have the courage to stand up for them when they are unpopular.
Most importantly, the groundswell must be able to sustain losses. If the predicted gains in the house in 2010 and 2012 don’t materialize in as dramatic a fashion, the grassroots activism and involvement in politics by the average American must continue. Conservatives don’t lose when they get knocked down, and to take a lesson from Regan’s loss to Ford in the ‘76 presidential primary, conservatives lose when they don’t keep getting up.
Short answer, NO!
Republicans are fools for sitting back waiting for another Ronald Reagan. He was one of a kind and made his mistakes as well.
We should instead focus on good strong conservative candidates and stop looking for a reincarnation of Reagan. We could have someone better than Reagan.
You had a chance in 2008 fo such a man, but too many would not get behind him until others did, once again, waiting for Reagan to be reborn.
Take candidates as they are and support a strong conservative and stop thinking Reagan will return.
Doing so only let the Democrats seize total control.
No. A blame-America-first isolationist or a politician who is pro-choice for states on abortion cannot accurately be compared to Reagan.
But I’m not surprised to see this thread. If Republicans in KY elevate this man the whole country is going to have deal with many more years of the Paul family Libertarian nonsense.
What total BS. Why would you even post this kind of crap? What is wrong with you? What is your major malfunction?
Not just NO but HELL NO.
Is this a joke?
Try to get these people to explain why they like Trey Grayson.
Among the voters, only the pro abortion crowd supports him.
One can only hope. And contribute. (I did my part)
Rand ain't no RR, not even close. He's leading in the KY Senate primary only because Trey Grayson is so inept. My only hope is that Rand is not The Next L. Ron Paul
Rand Paul ping. The only thing that concerns me is that he may make a major gaffe on the campaign trail.
No.
Ron Paul's associations with conspiracy theorists including the 'truthers' and extremist personalities such as Alex Jones is well documented. Of course, and as well; there can be NO correlation between Ronald Reagan's commitment to our Military - it's purpose and it's absolute necessity for the our Country's own well being and that of the 'free world' - and the total rejection of such, by Ron Paul.
Much has been written; but Calvin Freiburger does a quick summation; found at David Horowitz's 'NEWS REAL blog.' Just an excerpt below.
Of course, there is 'always' room for disagreement by 'free discourse'; but just not those enclosed in the 'facts therein'. . .and we know even 'facts' can be tricky; but think Calvin Freiburger is 'no trickster'.
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The Company the Pauls Keep
2010 May 13/Calvin Freiburger source/link: newsrealbloglink
[Calvin Freiburger is a political science major at Hillsdale College. He also writes for the Hillsdale Forum and his personal website, Calvin Freiburger Online.] Excerpt:
While most on the Right do not match the slanderous caricature of conservatism the Left has concocted, the Cult of Paul stands as the sole exception. The Pauls seem to hold themselves to no standards of moral decency or good taste in advancing their careers, welcoming and encouraging (sometimes subtly, sometimes not) hatred and paranoia in their own midst, standing up to it only when it becomes a matter of bad publicity—and even then, they can be counted on to go no further than absolutely necessary, for fear of alienating any one part of the coalition of bigots, demagogues, and conspiracy theorists they have assembled.
tags: 9/11 Truthers, Alex Jones, Anti-Semitism, Bigotry, Chris Hightower, Conservatism, Conspiracy Theories, crackpots, David Duke, extremism, Founding Fathers, George Washington, GOP, KKK, neo-Nazis, newsletters, Racism, radical associations, Rand Paul, Ron Paul, Stormfront, white supremacists
I haven’t followed Rand Paul’s campaign, but I often hear him discussed as if his views are practically identical to his father’s. Does anyone know of any major political differences he has from his father’s views?
Rand Paul will NEVER get a vote from me.
As for him being the next Reagan, get in line Rand. You’re not the next American Idol bud. You’re pitchy, your vocals sound like Karaoki, and your song selection is pitiful about 25% of the time.
No! One BIG NO WAY!
“I have not seen this level of fear in the Republican establishment, since Ronald Reagan challenged Gerald Ford.”
A striking observation ... and a good prediction of the sort of comments that you’d get from establishment Republicans at FreeRepublic.
No, Rand Paul is just plain old Rand Paul.
Really, I think our best hope is that, when he was growing up, he picked up a lot of political philosophy from his dad's best friends...
...like, for example, Ronald Reagan.
While we're at it, how about the question: "Could brrraaakkk obamao be a reincarnation of Ronald Reagan?"
Surely you jest...RP is a fine gentleman and light-years better than any demoncrud or RINO, but lets not get into the premature-ejaculation stage over him...
No.
Chris Christie has a shot at it, though.