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Sen. Rand Paul explains why he's a 'no' on spending bill
foxnews ^ | january 20, 2018 | fox news

Posted on 01/19/2018 10:06:40 PM PST by JohnBrowdie

Senator Rand Paul turns on DJT. and this is not the first time.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dumbestheadinetoday; fakeheadline; huh; paul; thepauls
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To: Dapper 26

I thought about this a bit, and have to agree. This is not the time to make a 1 man hoopla about spending. However, I would agree to it IF Rand Paul’s immigration stance is tougher than Trump’s: Then Pres. Trump can send him in for the next negotiation session. :-)


41 posted on 01/20/2018 1:34:00 AM PST by Paul R. (I don't want to be energy free, we want to be energy dominant in terms of the world. -D. Trump)
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To: vooch

Bull$shit.


42 posted on 01/20/2018 1:36:36 AM PST by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: JohnBrowdie

Paul is 100% right on this and his vote didn’t swing anything.


43 posted on 01/20/2018 4:21:34 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: vooch

Too funny! Lee was also considered a conservative icon until he proved he wasn’t - now they both stand strong with Linda Graham and Jeff the Flake....


44 posted on 01/20/2018 4:34:10 AM PST by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives......;-))
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To: CatOwner

Paul took the opportunity of certain loss anyway to vote against the measure to gain the spotlight and make his fiscal points.

Good job

The senate is divided and with McCain and one other gone, nothing can pass

McCain should die for his country. Being shot down and captured is detrimantal


45 posted on 01/20/2018 4:39:10 AM PST by Thibodeaux (2018 is looking good)
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To: morphing libertarian
All BS by Rand. He voted nay with Flake, Graham and Lee. All traitors.

You don’t make points by vote-mongering a short term CR. You save that for a full extension or budget if one ever happens (not likely).

This is his typical grandstanding, he should be so lucky as go comatose as McCain. It would of great service to the Republic.

46 posted on 01/20/2018 4:41:54 AM PST by Badboo (Why it is important)
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To: PGR88

How dare a crypto-liberal actually take a stand against America!!


47 posted on 01/20/2018 4:44:54 AM PST by Phil DiBasquette
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To: vooch
rand paul is one of the few true conservatives in a sea of RINOs

At the very least, he's the only guy in Washington D.C. who appears to have read the Constitution.

48 posted on 01/20/2018 4:48:32 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Drew,

so true - Rand Paul believes in making the tough decisions to limit Gov‘t and respect equality of law. He is a real patriot


49 posted on 01/20/2018 5:28:49 AM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: vooch

This vote? His “conservative” label got stripped, now he is a RINO like Graham.


50 posted on 01/20/2018 6:02:21 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for!)
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To: vooch

Rand Paul is what a fiscal conservative looks like - and it’s easy to mistake him against the backdrop of unrestricted Neocon profligacy that passes for mainstream Republican thought, these days.


51 posted on 01/20/2018 6:04:46 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Mr. Jeeves

exactly - Rand Paul votes against a deficit busting budget and the RINOs go hysterical.


52 posted on 01/20/2018 6:07:59 AM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: JohnBrowdie

It’s not about Trump. I don’t agree with Trump 100 percent — or anyone else. It’s about principles and policies.


53 posted on 01/20/2018 6:14:57 AM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Mr. Jeeves
Rand Paul is what a fiscal conservative looks like - and it’s easy to mistake him against the backdrop of unrestricted Neocon profligacy that passes for mainstream Republican thought, these days.

Exactly. The moonbeams here are dinging off the bells flapping around in a blind rage that Rand sticks to his Conservative guns.

54 posted on 01/20/2018 6:27:19 AM PST by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
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To: Sirius Lee

moonbeams = moonbats


55 posted on 01/20/2018 6:28:11 AM PST by Sirius Lee (In God We Trust, In Trump We MAGA)
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To: Drew68

At the very least, he’s the only guy in Washington D.C. who appears to have read the Constitution.


Not true—Thomas clearly has.


56 posted on 01/20/2018 6:37:27 AM PST by Hieronymus (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Badboo

you can always pay his neighbor to whack him.

Tell me where or when you think Trump will draw the line on the deficit. He makes some cost savings decisions hit overall the deficit is on the rise. The incessant defect run ups, extensions are just a ruse.


57 posted on 01/20/2018 8:34:56 AM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: nopardons

Rand Paul is not a never Trumpet. Of course he voted against the spending bill. He votes against these spending bills all the time.

Just this past week Rand Paul stood up for Trump by saying Trump was not a racist and had helped fund one of his trips to Haiti to do free eye surgery.


58 posted on 01/20/2018 9:34:00 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: vooch

This is a 30 day continuing resolution.

Just how much did Rand save us here?

Zip-da-de-du-dah...

Yes, for a period of time until those tax cuts spur the economy and tax receipts explode, we’re going to have to continue on with deficit spending.

Trump has already been working on savings.

We’re getting a $38 billion dollar tax payment from Apple, just one company.

When others kick in for repatriating money, we may see half to one trillion in increased tax receipts.

Rand means well, I think, but he’s nothing but a butt-head here.

Trump is President Rand. How about letting him lead.


59 posted on 01/20/2018 5:42:03 PM PST by DoughtyOne (a/o 01/17/18 DJIA close 26,115.65, 45.993% > the morning of 11/07/16. 716.77 to 50% increase..)
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To: DoughtyOne

so you believe increasing the deficit is desireable ?

Stand with Rand


60 posted on 01/20/2018 5:56:27 PM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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