Posted on 02/07/2013 7:32:38 AM PST by libertarian neocon
His future could come to a screeching halt if he comes out on the wrong side of amnesty, but he's been fighting the good fight so far and making the right enemies.
“It’s early and mileage may vary, but so far, Rand Paul has been fighting on the Constitutional/right side of the issues I care about and I appreciate his 2nd Amendment fights and warnings.
His future could come to a screeching halt if he comes out on the wrong side of amnesty, but he’s been fighting the good fight so far and making the right enemies.”
I’m a little bit worried about some of the things that he is saying about immigration but it sounds like he is trying to stake a position that is well short of Rubio’s. Politically it wouldnt make sense for him to agree with him because then what really differentiates them?
She and Ann Coulter can draw straws to see which one gets to soap up Chris Christie’s magnificient backside ;-)
I’ve been touting Rand Pauls budget since the day I read it. I don’t agree with 100% of it but he’s one guy with a bold vision and deserves attention. Unlike his old man, he’s not a kook.
Rand seems mostly alright so far. The problem is his Dad is a nut and his Dad’s paultard followers are not people I’d want to be associated with. I have a sneaking suspicion that Rand is much more like his father than he lets on. I get the sense that he can’t be genuine about some of his true beliefs because he knows they make him unelectable among conservatives. Still, so far Rand has been an asset in the Senate and I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. Lastly, if Rand has any hope to ever win the Presidency, he’s going to have to do something about that dead squirrel he wears on top his head. That looks like one of the worst hairpieces I’ve ever seen.
“Rand seems mostly alright so far. The problem is his Dad is a nut and his Dad’s paultard followers are not people I’d want to be associated with.”
I agree with that. Ron Paul-ites tend to be nutbags and truthers. So far though his son is much more reasonable about a lot of things and judging by the reaction at antiwar.com, he is scaring the nutbags away.
That's basically the way I see. I am willing to give Rand a lot of leeway. I think he is trying to unite traditional conservatives and the more libertarianish conservatives - and that is a very good thing if it can be done.
This guy is funny!
Yes, I very much agree. There is a vast untapped reservoir of voters, including both the independents and conservative democrats as well as those you cite, who have no place to go on election day. If they vote, they are voting merely out of habit and a vague sense of past loyalties.
obama has been clarifying the progressive position and rallying the troops around him, but the eGOP has no position other than to compromise with whatever progressive idea is popular in the moment and then spend what it thinks will keep them viable.
This is the vacuum that remains to be filled and it's growing.
Is radical Islam really that different from the Soviet threat?
Yes it is fundamentally different.
Rand is a good guy to have in the Senate, but I'm not sure he's ready for prime time. The same with Rubio. I've not heard anything concerning with Rubio yet, but we will see if he ditches the Tea Party for the establishment. If so, he too can go to hell. Anything is better than what we have now, but why not find the next Reagan and back him/her? I don't think Rand will end up my choice. I just can't see a Libertarian as prez. They always go off the deep end on some subject. I would rather take the generic Tea Party candidate than some wild card.
I pride myself on being a fairly knowledgeable Freeper but who in the hell is Jen Rubin?
“I pride myself on being a fairly knowledgeable Freeper but who in the hell is Jen Rubin?”
If she’s the one I’m thinking of she’s one homely beactch.
She’s a political writer...supposedly conservative...for the Washington Post.
I agree that he believes the same as his father. Therefore I do not trust him for President. I do like his job in the senate and don’t want to lose him there. I support Sarah Palin for President. I know where she stands and don’t have to wonder.
Pro-Israel Americans and Israelis should view this development favorably.
In my observations, mothers and wives have far more influence over men than there fathers. Look at his mother, look at his wife.
Given what I’ve read by her in the past, she struck me as a somewhat vapid Republican cheerleader brought in by the Post to provide “harmless” balance to their overwhelmingly Liberal slate of commentators while giving their Libetal readers/discussion group participants an easy target to pick apart in the comments section.
This piece has really changed my perception of her. She’s not so much “somewhat vapid” as a complete moron who is probably taking material that’s being spoonfed to her by other sources and slapping her byline on it before hitting the submit button.
“I agree with the author for the most part but he’s wrong about this:
Is radical Islam really that different from the Soviet threat?
Yes it is fundamentally different.”
Just so you know, I wasnt minimizing the radical islamic threat at all. I think it’s a huge danger and must be dealt with. I just have a sense that people forget how bad the Soviet threat was. Read Witness by Whittaker Chambers, our government and elits were full of spies and fellow travellers, some of whom were kidnapped on American soil when they tried to get out of the network. It was just as bad as the infiltration by the Muslim Brotherhood.
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