Posted on 04/10/2014 9:52:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Rand Paul On Shutdown: “Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea”
RCP | November 18th, 2013 | Fox News Special Report
Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3093108/posts
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Senator, when Obamacare was at issue, a month ago, when it came to a continuing resolution to funding the government you supported a filibuster of other Senators, who demanded that you had to have a change or the abolition of Obamacare as a condition for funding the government. In retrospect do you think that was a good strategy? But even more importantly —looking ahead, the deadlines are coming up, the resolution’s going to run out, we’re going to hit the debt ceiling soon — would you be prepared to use same tactic as we approach the new deadlines? SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY): Well, I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it’s a conundrum. Here’s the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can’t give the president a blank check. We just can’t keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can’t vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don’t we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
Thanks GeronL.
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt's military -- even as Cairo's security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by "anti-government activists" is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists][Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]
leftist judge will give them citizenship and life bennies here
Problem is you do not get to decide. You are the minority.
In our system elections have consequences.
That is quite a sales pitch for Obama and libertarian open borders, and the democrat party, what “minority” are we that can’t oppose your leftism in immigration?
As usual you completely miss my point.
Why are you always so slow to comprehend?
I am curious what is your education level.
(I have masters degree in Engineering from a Big 10 University).
Again, for you and those in Rio Linda, the way our system
works is we need to gain a SOLID majority in congress AND
win the White House. Unless we nominate candidates who have
winning qualities, you can forget yours and mine wish lists.
McCain/Palin or Romney/Ryan won’t cut it. We need candidates
who are well informed and answer all gotcha questions smartly, telegenic, have demonstrable winning records against GOPe opposition, etc.
Only two candidates pass my rigorous tests for president right now.. Ted Cruz & Rand Paul.
LOL, when a liberal/libertarian troll starts telling you about his college degrees because he can’t defend his open border position, he is truly making a fool of himself.
Rand Paul is weak on immigration and liberal on social issues, such as gay marriage, in fact, more than weak, he has come out against conservatism.
Paul is GOPe.
Why are you ashamed of your education level?
May be you just did not have the opportunity.
May be your parents could not afford to send you to college.
Just tell me what is your highest education level.
And be proud of it whatever it is.
So far your education is the one proving inadequate.
Do you even know what the libertarian position on the borders is?
Aha...ashamed of your education level?
I promise not to snicker if you are brave enough to disclose your highest education level.
Maybe he'd shake things up. Personally, I think we've slid so far, now with agents attacking cattle ranching US citizens in the US instead of invaders entering the US from Mexico, why not choose the one who's willing to shake things up?
I still like Cruz a lot, but he's been too much of a war mongerer,
-PJ
What does GOPe mean and where did it start?
.
Evidently you are ashamed of your political activism and overly proud that you got an engineering degree.
Do you have a defense for your support for open borders and gay marriage, and Rand Paul, other than that you got an engineering degree?
With that engineering degree that you boasted to us all about, you should be able to tear me up on the liberal issues that you are promoting here.
Have you figured out yet what the libertarian position on immigration is?
GOP establishment, you would have to search for when the conservative and liberal division started in the GOP, but it was well established long ago.
Obama and Paul have a libertarian outlook on foreign affairs and national defense.
I defy you to find a single post of mine pushing for open borders. On the contrary, as a 100% legal immigrant I am 100% against illegal immigration.
I am putting you on ignore because you have 100% lied about my outlook on issues, especially illegal immigrants.
Don’t bother replying to my posts. You are on 100% ignore.
Very well thought out, rational and intelligent post, Grania.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.