About Rand Paul’s Susan Collins Endorsement

Bangor Daily News ^ | April 27, 2014

[ansel12]

Paul did not have to get involved with Susan Collins, this is just more of his establishing what his politics are.

[grania]

Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Sue Collins,.....that’s just too many endorsements to ignore.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Maybe Rand’s poll numbers are up because he is trying to restore our personal freedoms. He’s one of the few attempting to reign in the runaway police state of the NSA, TSA and NDAA.

Gay marriage and abortion are not the only two issues on the table.

[TBP]

It's Maine, folks. Unless trees get the vote up there, they will never elect any Republican who conservatives in the rest of the country would think of as conservative.

Right now Collins doesn't have an opponent, and nobody who has a chance of winning the general election is on the horizon as a potential opponent.

A more proforma> endorsement might have sufficed. Something like, "I'm a Republican and I want to have a Republican Senate. So I'm for Senator Collins."

[Forgotten Amendments]

Who are Massie and Amash?

Two House members with similar libertarian/conservative views who don't have Presidential delusions.

[TBP]

It's Maine, folks. Unless trees get the vote up there, they will never elect any Republican who conservatives in the rest of the country would think of as conservative.

Right now Collins doesn't have an opponent, and nobody who has a chance of winning the general election is on the horizon as a potential opponent.

A more pro forma endorsement might have sufficed. Something like, "I'm a Republican and I want to have a Republican Senate. So I'm for Senator Collins."

[dead]

This was the same Romney who deployed campaign lawyers to the Republican National Convention and rigged the future nomination process.

What exactly is this writer talking about?

[Hugin]

Is he a political player or an opportunist sellout?

There's a difference?

[x]

A more proforma> endorsement might have sufficed. Something like, "I'm a Republican and I want to have a Republican Senate. So I'm for Senator Collins."

Certainly. If reporters asked Rand Paul in Washington, he might have said just that.

But he went to Maine for the state party convention. You don't take a trip like that to be half-hearted about the state's woman in Washington, who is in a sense your host.

It's a sign he's seriously running for president, and, like kissing babies, making nice with the party's elected officials -- not letting them down on their own turf -- is part of running for president.

I'm wondering if in party politics, "wholeheartedly endorsing" somebody isn't actually a "pro forma" -- that is half-hearted and insincere -- endorsement. It's is, after all, only words, and politicians are profligate in throwing words around.

[ansel12]

I can see why you are vague, they seem a little vague too on things like gay marriage.

[pithyinme]

It’s against an ACLU liberal democrat. She has no primary opponent. She’s going to win by 40% here in the fall.

[ansel12]

Gay marriage and abortion are not the only two issues on the table.

Anyone soft on those, is no conservative.

[unread]

"Most politicians are corrupt, worthless and incompetent. Party affiliation makes little difference. Why do you think we are in our current mess?"

That's because most of them are stinking lawyers... NEVER send a lawyer to Washington.... It's an absolute conflict of interest..!

They'll rob you for the fun of it...

I think it was P. T. Barnum that said "never let a fool keep his money"...anyway, that's how most all lawyers operate... Never trust them to act in your behalf...they will ALWAYS check their pockets first...

[tips up]

That’s the problem. Principle vs practicality. Try to win control of the senate even with some RINOS or stand on principle and give Dingy Harry two more years at the helm.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Silly boy, did you think my posts and others posts about Rand Paul were about forcing his poll numbers down”

Of course!!! LOLO

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Maybe Rand’s poll numbers are up because he is trying to restore our personal freedoms.”

Well its getting the natives restless.

[MrEdd]

Myopic reasoning which utterly fails to take in all the factors.
Your brand of capitulation (and that is all your reasoning is youfail to comprehend its not mere pragmatism) is how the Romney and McCain wing became dominant.

No more. Your brand of thinking had its chance and failed spectacularly.

It is time for the adults to stand up.

[JSDude1]

Does Susan Collins have a primary opponent??

[Georgia Girl 2]

Oh yeh! :-)

[Forgotten Amendments]

I can see why you are vague, they seem a little vague too on things like gay marriage.

Oh. I should've read your tagline. And not taken you seriously. My apologies.