Posted on 05/13/2014 5:24:02 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will visit Ukraine later this month to meet with the embattled nation’s political leaders in the midst of violent confrontations with pro-Russian separatists, a spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.
The trip is certain to raise the Texas Republican’s profile at a time when he’s been widely speculated to be a 2016 White House contender.The trip is sponsored by Secure America Now, a conservative non-profit group that says it is “dedicated to mobilizing millions of national security activists to support policies that protect our nation against terrorist infiltration, attack and capitulation to enemies.”
Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said no taxpayer dollars will be used on the trip.
Cruz told The Associated Press earlier Tuesday that he’ll meet with political, military, business in Ukraine and other countries in Eastern Europe. Israel is also on the itinerary. Ukraine’s new leaders, who ousted a pro-Russian president, have scheduled a May 25 presidential vote.
“Ukraine right now is facing an enormous threat from a resurgent Russia. (Russian President) Vladimir Putin has been quite naked about his desire to reconstitute as much as possible the old Soviet Union,” Cruz told the Associated Press. “I have a particular responsibility to assess firsthand the current and future military threats that could jeopardize our safety and the security of our allies.”
Cruz has previously called for the Obama administration to reconsider a “Star Wars” type anti-ballistic missile system to counter Russia. He’s also pushed for U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas to reduce Ukraine’s dependence on Russia.
Ergo, Rand Paul is not a RINO, whereas Romney, Rubio, and Jeb Bush are, since neither Rubio, nor Romney nor Jeb Bush show any propensity for pulling way back on borrow-and-spend.
Jeb Bush, Rubio and Romney all show a propensity for unending military interventionism that would make Oceania look like Pacifists.
Ergo Sum, it is either Cruz or Rand Paul. You have to pick one or the either, otherwise YOU are a RINO, GOP-e. Period. End of story...
I like Cruz, but I wouldn’t vote for Rand Paul if he wins the nomination
I prefer Cruz, too, but I will vote for Rand Paul over Hillary any day of the week.
A rino is weak on conservatism, in Paul’s libertarianism he is weak on national defense, and has come out against social conservatism and against his previous pro-life position, and calling to end resistance to gay marriage, the usual rino stuff.
As a big supporter of Mitt Romney, and with his constant statement of rino positions and opposition to conservatism, Rand Paul is a clear part of the rino team.
Cruz is not rino, he is conservative, and that split between he and the rino Paul, is becoming wider and wider.
That's funny, years away from the election, and you guys are already using the Romney campaign message to defend Rand Paul's liberalism.
I responded that the GOP-e will/would use Cruz then dump him at first chance.
You responded to that by saying “rino/Rand Paul...”
Rino does not go next to Rand Paul, nor would it go next to Cruz Next to Jeb Bush, Christie, etc, yes. If you do not believe that Jeb Bush and Christie are RINOs then you are misled..
You are the only one here that links the word Rino with Rand Paul.
Then a few posts later you linked Rand Paul with Romney? What's with that?
Rand Paul is not a liberal as in liberalism. He is a Libertarian. Liberal and Libertarian are not the same.
I don't agree with all that Rand Paul stands for, but you, me, everyone here at FR, is always for a Libertarian over the GOP-establishment (GOP-e).
If not, then that person who is not for Cruz, Rand Paul, etc, over anyone from the GOP-e, needs to leave FR.
YOU said that “Cruz is the most hated man in the Paul/Romney/Rove wing of the GOP.”
Rand Paul is in with Karl Rove and/or vice versa?
What are you smoking?
Right, way to go Cruz, a Reagan like move.
Then you said something about Cruz being dumped, and I replied.
To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Huh? dump Cruz for some rino/Rand Paul type, I don’t think many will do that.
46 posted on 5/14/2014 9:42:27 AM by ansel12
Your Rand Paul was a big supporter of Mitt Romney, and campaigned for him, and he has taken so many rino positions that even many who supported him, have dropped him, from abortion, to gay marriage, to Obama like weakness on foreign affairs, to coming out against the social conservatism of the GOP, to immigration, your Rand Paul is a rino, more like a Rove, or Romney, or other rinos, than a conservative.
I don’t know who told you we conservatives at FR are libertarians, they are lefties to most freepers, Paul’s rino positions and calls for the party to move left on social issues, all fit with libertarianism.
Why do you think JR despises Rand Paul so much?
Why do you think libertarians despise conservatives so much? While rinos don’t call themselves “rinos” to separate themselves from the conservative Reagan wing that they hate so much, the libertarians do call themselves libertarians, to let you know that they are not conservative.
Smoking?
To: Starstruck
Yup. Only he wants to adapt, evolve and advance the homo agenda and open borders more than the older democrats were able to do. Sorry, young Turk Rand. Young comrade Obama beat you to it. Forward!
25 posted on 4/6/2014 6:03:30 PM by Jim Robinson
To: RedForemanRules
Look, pal. You don’t like what we stand for here you can post elsewhere. The Internet is a big place. We have a goal here and you seem to be fighting against it. If you’re not with us, you’re against us. You can move along if you don’t like it. I won’t try to stop you. And I won’t try to convince you. That’s not my job and not my goal. You’re a young pup and won’t learn until you’ve been burnt a few times. You can fight for the isolationist, free drugs, free sex, no borders, anything goes liberaltarian viewpoint to your hearts content. Elsewhere! bye
35 posted on 4/6/2014 6:14:49 PM by Jim Robinson
To: TitansAFC
Officially softening up on life, family, marriage, borders, guns, strong defense, etc, will officially mark the end of the GOP.
37 posted on 3/15/2014 1:06:02 PM by Jim Robinson
To: TitansAFC
FURP!
17 posted on 3/15/2014 12:39:27 PM by Jim Robinson
RAND PAUL TO CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS: EVOLVE, ADAPT, OR DIE
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3141542/posts?page=30#30
The libertarian party platform is nothing but hardcore leftist anarchy - open borders, pro-abortion, fag agenda 100%, legal prostitution and any and all drugs, no restrictions whatever on pornography, plus they want guns and low taxes.
It’s leftist anarchy, and if their platform were implemented, it would result in a hellish chaos within one year.
Rand Paul is also deeceitful and proving to be just as insane as his father. Rino is not the word to describe him. Deceitful, duplicitous, libertarian, yes. And scheming for power, that’s why he is duplicitious about his actual positions.
This is where we would part - the first time that I can remember.
Libertarians are left-of-center on civil rights, but not civil-liberties. On civil liberties, they are right-of-center, which is why they don’t get along with the left on civil liberties.
Given the aforementioned, they tend to be attacked by both sides, as the left doesn’t like them on civil rights issues, and the right doesn’t like them on civil liberties issues.
Do you agree with the Libertarian Party platform? It’s on their website. Legalized dope, prostitution, no rules pornography and the entire spectrum of the fag agenda, and open borders (eliminating the Border Patrol), are not civil liberty issues. They are civil suicide.
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