Ron Paul: GOP will be punished if it capitulates on tax increases

The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2011-11-17 | Justin Sink

[rabscuttle385]

Ron Paul says that Republicans will be punished if they do not hold the line against tax increases in the super-committee negotiations and argued that his campaign was well situated to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination in a radio interview with Sean Hannity Thursday.

"If we capitulate, they will punish the Republican Party," Paul said in response to questions about proposed tax increases. He also said that Republicans needed to be thinking more dramatically about reducing the federal deficit.

"Even if they cut a trillion dollars over the next couple of years from the baseline budget it doesn't mean anything," Paul said.

[Sprite518]

Yup Ron Paul is correct in this instance.

[agrarianlady]

I would.

[gargoyle]

...Congress Critter, worthy of only scorn, ridicule, and frowns.

...Are there ANY Congress Critters that you deem worthy to stay in Congress?

[Absolutely Nobama]

There are some. Jim DeMint, Louie Gohmert, Allen West, Tim Scott, Michele Bachmann, and Marco Rubio come to mind.

[Fu-fu2]

There is a Saturday morning local radio talk show host who passes himself off as moderate, when he is clearly a “progressive.” He was discussing this this morning with someone, I didn’t catch the name, but another progressive. They came to the conclusion that it is the “evil” Tea party backed representatives who are holding the super committee hostage, refusing to raise “revenue”, as they put it. Clearly the lib strategy for 2012 is to portray conservative Tea party reps as the cause of all problems....

[Absolutely Nobama]

Thank you for my new wallpaper.

[Allegra]

Thank you for my new wallpaper.

Be my guest!

I have to give credit where it's due. Eaker is the creator of that clever piece.

(Look at the ear...LOL)

[rabscuttle385]

and Marco Rubio

[gargoyle]

...I'm in KY, and have Rand Paul as a senator. Since I'm not represented by the others, I'll defer my comments to maintain civility.

...This is all with the understanding that Abs has big problems with Ron Paul.

[Absolutely Nobama]

You have got me there. I yield on that point.

+1

:)

[Absolutely Nobama]

Rand has a different platform from his dad. I like Rand Paul a great deal and I could certainly see myself voting for him to be President one day.

[gargoyle]

...Agreed. I talked with Rand in 2007, in Lexington and again in Nicholasville in 08 after a rally. He's alot like his father, leaning libertarian, but, he has sense enough to be less radical than his father on some issues.

...Rep. Paul has some ideas that I agree with, some I don't. You rip him pretty hard, but, we can stay away from that debate for now.