[SoConPubbie]

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[2ndDivisionVet]

Just switch parties, nutcake.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Rand is Democrat who is even more dishonest than the average Democrat because he won't admit he's a Democrat.

[Jeff Chandler]

You just know that when the full impact of Obamacare hits the American people, high profile Republicans will come out in defense of it and Obama, effectively diffusing any Democrat culpability and negating Republican political gains.

Fish gotta swim.

[CivilWarBrewing]

So, if we had kept 25,000 strategically placed U.S. troops and our bases in Iraq, the ISIS incursion would’ve happened ANYWAY? I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT.

[rockinqsranch]

HEY RAND PAUL! Keep up the good work proving myself, and so many other FReepers to be correct “the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree!”

[justa-hairyape]

If Saddam was left in power, there would have been a war between Iraq and Syria. Saddam was the old ISIS without all that Islamic trapping.

[demshateGod]

The Liberaltarians, who typically side with big government leftist in order to advance their legalized depravity agenda, are all giddy about the disaster in Iraq. They ignore that Iraq was won and Bammy intentionally lost it. You have to ignore facts to be a Liberaltarian.

[RatRipper]

Doufus Paul. . . the scumbag president CREATED this problem!!!!! He deserves ALL the blame!!!!

[lormand]

As a Texan, I’m proud that we no longer have a ‘Paul’ representing one of our districts.

[bgill]

This is what the GOP is thinking of running again. Rand, Rick, Romney and now Christie. What an embarrassment.

[Mike Darancette]

With deductive skills this bad how did Paul get through medical school? His father’s legacy?

[entropy12]

George W Bush and his advisers who thought Iraq can be democratized do not understand Islamists from middle-east.
IMO Iraq was the biggest blunder of American foreign policy in 100 years. Thousands of Americans killed or maimed, Trillions spent with borrowed money from China which we can not pay back, so will be paying interest for ever...

But the real question is have we learned from this experience? I doubt it. Neocons are eager to start a war with Iran next.