Posted on 04/29/2014 12:26:17 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
BOSTON (AP) — Fighting to move beyond his father’s shadow, Sen. Rand Paul is crafting new alliances with the Republican Party establishment during a Northeast tour that began Friday in Boston.
The 51-year-old Kentucky Republican, son of libertarian hero and former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, headlined an afternoon luncheon hosted by top lieutenants of former presidential nominee Mitt Romney — a private meeting that comes as Paul weighs a 2016 presidential bid of his own. To succeed in a national campaign, however, those close to Paul acknowledge that he must broaden his appeal beyond the Tea Party and libertarian-minded activists who rallied behind his father’s long-shot presidential runs.
Paul offered a unique blend of what he called “libertarian-ish” politics while addressing Harvard University’s Institute of Politics Friday afternoon.
“The Republican Party will adapt, evolve or die,” Paul declared.
He railed against perceived civil liberties abuses in the Obama administration, while suggesting his party should focus less attention on social issues. He also said the GOP should abandon calls to deport millions of immigrants and offered that armed school officials might help prevent further mass shootings.
But more than what he said publicly, Paul’s private actions on Friday marked a new step in his push to strengthen his political standing.
The freshman senator attended the luncheon at the private-equity firm Solamere Capital, a Boston-area company led by Romney’s his former national finance chairman, Spencer Zwick, and Romney’s oldest son, Tagg. Romney himself serves as a senior adviser to the firm and has an office there, although he did not attend the gathering.
Zwick arranged a private audience of just a dozen key members of Romney’s inner circle, including senior advisers Beth Myers, Bob White and Ron Kaufman.
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My position?
Your position is lying and avoiding questions on your promotion of the liberal Rand Paul, which state or locality decides federal policy and law on abortion in the military, in federal employment, and in immigration?
I just realized, you thought “dishonesty” referred to quoting my homepage, it wasn’t.
Not at all what I thought. But I have come to expect this from you.
Have you ever read Sun Tzu and the art of war ?
If so, do you understand the war we are engaged in ?
I don’t think you do.
You don’t know our enemy and you don’t know the battlefield.
You have come to expect what from me?
Do you realize how much evasion, rambling and nonsense you post to avoid any explanation for your baffling posts?
Would you try to explain to us how a president is not involved in social issues at the federal level?
You seem to fundamentally accept the necessity for an authoritative Federal Government.
I reject that notion.
There is no Presidential candidate that can win by promoting any Federal Authority unless they are a Democrat.
We will lose every and all elections if the choice is perceived to be between the Fascists and the Socialists.
This is of course a false choice, but is nonetheless the battlefield we find ourselves having to deal with.
What are you rambling about?
Who do you think makes federal policy and law for the military, federal employment and in immigration and foreign policy in regards to gay marriage, and such?
Do you seriously not know that those are federal areas?
Paul isn’t running for governor of a state.
And you think conservatives and freerepublic, are Fascists?
And you think conservatives and freerepublic, are Fascists?
NO.
But the left does.
I’m done with you.
Witness this;
MSNBC Host Claims Orwell’s Anti-Communist Novel ‘Animal Farm’ Is A Tale Of Capitalist Greed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3150221/posts
I think you avoid this because you just don’t know, you actually believe that some mayor dictates to the federal government in these areas?
“”Who do you think makes federal policy and law for the military, federal employment and in immigration and foreign policy in regards to gay marriage, and such?
Do you seriously not know that those are federal areas?
Paul isn’t running for governor of a state.””
Do you seriously not know that those are federal areas?
Have they always been Federal areas ?
Will they always be Federal areas ?
By what Constitutional authority have they become Federal areas ?
Answers Key:
No
No
None.
Of course they have always been federal areas, what are you talking about, and what does that have to do with modern America anyway?
That is a terribly lame argument for your liberal fighting for the GOP to move left.
So abortion, which thankfully has been severely restricted in North Dakota and may soon be completely eliminated in Alabama is the result of the Federal Government ?
“”Who do you think makes federal policy and law for the military, federal employment and in immigration and foreign policy in regards to gay marriage, and such?
You really didn’t know, don’t you want to defend gay marriage and homosexuality at the federal level?
Ansell,
You are a Warrior and I like that.
You seem to be happy fighting the tactical battle your commanders prescribe for you.
The battlefield has changed and the strategy needs to be re-considered whether you know this or not.
Once the Strategy is implemented, we will still need warriors.
You really didn’t know, don’t you want to defend gay marriage and homosexuality at the federal level?
Don’t be retarded.
More rambling and evasion.
You said something really stupid, when you revealed that you don’t know anything about the federal government and gay marriage.
You have spent hours slipping around trying to bluff your way out of it, rather than just address it and learn something and clear up one of what should be your most embarrassing arguments for liberalism.
Your post 88 again revealed your ignorance when you tried to lie, or bluff something, but it didn’t work.
You just don’t care about truth or reality, I remember you telling me that we need to lie to get people to vote for us, that doesn’t work, it would only make us look like you.
If you don’t want to preserve gay marriage at the federal level, then support a conservative, not Rand Paul.
“I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues,” Paul advised. “The Republican Party is not going to give up on having quite a few people who do believe in traditional marriage. But the Republican Party also has to find a place for young people and others who don’t want to be festooned by those issues.”
Virtually everyone is being silenced into uncertainty.
It’s the exact opposite. Everyone not on board the crazy train is being silenced. You must either not read any news, or are purposely lying. No idea which. The queer alphabet sandwich didn’t add letters because some odd niche kind of queers were offended, they just invented new kinds. Conservatives are the ones who are silenced, by law; not the commie/racist/queer/etcs.
“I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues,” Paul advised. “The Republican Party is not going to give up on having quite a few people who do believe in traditional marriage. But the Republican Party also has to find a place for young people and others who don’t want to be festooned by those issues.”
He’s beyond repulsive. Hmm..Re-Paulsive.
What makes you think I support the little bastard?
Romney campaign machine
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