Posted on 11/19/2013 9:16:51 AM PST by Third Person
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Senator, when Obamacare was at issue, a month ago, when it came to a continuing resolution to funding the government you supported a filibuster of other Senators, who demanded that you had to have a change or the abolition of Obamacare as a condition for funding the government. In retrospect do you think that was a good strategy? But even more importantly --looking ahead, the deadlines are coming up, the resolution's going to run out, we're going to hit the debt ceiling soon -- would you be prepared to use same tactic as we approach the new deadlines? SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): Well, I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it's a conundrum. Here's the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can't give the president a blank check. We just can't keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can't vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don't we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
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Ha! Ha! Ha!
Sad, but funny.
Rand Paul, we had such high hopes for you, and lately, you seem to stoop to whatever level you need to to disappoint conservatives, and signal your loyalty to the GOP-E.
He’s been getting a little too close with Mitch McConnell. I’m starting to view Rand with skepticism.
Buh bye, Rand.
We hardly knew ye.
Like father like son...
“Rand Paul On Shutdown: “Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea”
It appeared that you were participating in it because you were participating in it.
And in case we didn’t know Rand was a moron posing as a prez contender...
we do now.
Rand, if you are going to ride the fence like that, wear a cup.
The democrats shut down government.
Because highlighting the failures of Obamacare was a bad idea until the Democrats got onboard to demand its repeal.
Dumba$$.
That certainly narrows the field.
again
Wow, what a backstabber!
Scott Walker!!!!
First, Scott Walker…now Rand Paul…..many having CRUZ MISSILE envy lately….
Is this the guy who produced that terrific fillibuster? I’m going with that guy, if you please.
Ted Cruz for President in 2016!
No. Walker is for amnesty, which is an incredibly indefensible, destructive and irrational position that can only be the final nail in this country's coffin.
The shutdown was a dumb idea.
It cost billions of dollars and accomplished nothing.
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