Posted on 11/06/2013 4:19:17 PM PST by Olog-hai
The sweeping re-election of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proves moderates are an integral part of the Republican Party, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says.
“There’s room in the Republican Party for moderates, like Chris Christie. They seem to be the only ones that are winning in the Northeast,” Paul told “The Steve Malzberg Show” on Newsmax TV.
“The other thing that might happen in the Northeast if we had a little more libertarian-leaning Republicans, they would have a chance in the Northeast. But there’s room for moderates, like Chris Christie, and he’s got a place in the party.” …
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Yeah, 'moderates' have done wonders for the GOP and our nation.
God help us and protect us from 'moderates'.
No, we don't. I have no idea what kind of wacky weed the martian's been smoking.
Probably legal in his state
or not
I will never vote for a moderate under any condition!!!
Was the sarcasm omitted?
I am finding more and more people thinking this way, outside FR that is.
Well, Sen. Paul criticized Gov. Christie during a hearing today —
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/rand-paul-slams-chris-christie-on-sandy-ads-99506.html
He can’t make up his mind whether to praise or bury.
Where did I say I was for illegal immigrants or expanding the welfare state?
What I did say is that for some reason a ton of 18-30 year olds want gay marriage. And that group right now is so stupid that they are going to vote that single issue. They view it as a “cool” thing and a “human rights” issue.
Well guess what, that block is pretty much what put Barry back in the White House last year and makes sure the Senate remains in D hands. And as long as those people are in charge, they aren’t going to stop at gay marriage. They are going to continue to erode the free market system in the US.
So if my choice is a GOP President who supports gay marriage but is fiscally conservative and free market, I’m supporting that candidate. The other choice truly does bring down the house.
You sound like the Democrats did when the GOP was winning all those Presidential elections. i.e. “The people are just being mis-informed” if they knew what was good for them, they’d vote for (insert Mondale, Dukakis, Gore)
And yes, while you might be a “young” Reagan Democrat, the truth is that most of those people were folks brought up under Roosevelt and Kennedy and they are now dead.
And to the point Pat Buchanan has made the past decade, those dead Reagan Democrats have not been replaced by people like them. Instead they have been replaced with immigrants and tons of kids raised in single family households under the watchful eye of our “public school system” which has indoctrinated the heck out of them.
By the way, I don’t like Chris Christie at all and don’t support him. I just know though that running the “purist” candidate like Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock is a losing strategy for us. We’ve got to find young talented candidates who can articulate a vision of economic freedom and as part of that, we may need to give on the gay marriage thing.
Got a closet of white flags I bet.
Uh, no. Susan Collins IS a Republican, which means we get numbers that gives us the Senate Majority position, which controls the agenda.
Ted Cruz would never win in Maine. He may not even win in my state of Missouri.
Big tent is not a pejorative, it’s a way to make a real, long-term difference.
And what will the agenda look like, when the Senate majority looks like Susan Collins?
He should attack Ayotte instead.
The other primary candidate was better. I doubt NH is begging for amnesty and war.
Theres no real control with McCainiacs; and Harry Reid with 41 more solid votes than McConnell has ever had.
Id actually be worried that some sort of amnesty lite immigration bill could pass GOP house control and GOP Senate control and the people will be asleep.
The official control of the Senate is just bragging rights against Obama’s agenda. If you have 49 or 50 GOP Senators you might be able to get Joe Manchin to vote with them on some issues.
He’s flattering Christie’s voters while savaging Christie the man. 2016 politics.
Note: this topic was posted 11/6/2013 by Olog-hai, and this is a re-ping.Here are a couple of precipitating events, satire, sourced from Rand Paul Review, which are at the moment in the dreaded infinite loop lock:
Note: this topic is from 11/06/2013. A re-ping. Be sure to visit #48. Thanks Olog-hai.
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