Posted on 06/12/2014 1:36:43 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Brat, a “libertarian” ?
not even close. title is purposely misleading
David Corn and his little gal assistant lie to us?
Dave Brat refers to himself as a solid Republican, a “constitutional conservative”.
What does “cuts to seniors” have to do with SSDI?
Typical liberal hit piece. Eeeeeevil Tea Party Republcians hate children and old people. I am shocked they couldn’t add sexist, racist and homophobic to the list as well.
Brat says he intends to follow the constitution. What else matters but that?
*SNORT
Mother Jones.
Mother jones wouldn’t know the tragedy of the commons if it hit them upside the head.
Well, if it’s David Corn writing this, it has to be a libel trying to define a good man as evil in the eyes of the wacko left.
That’s the modus operandi employed by the main stream media. Call names but avoid discussion of the merits.
...”I don’t know about you, but I like him now more than I did twenty minutes ago.”...
I totally agree.
i agree with 2nddivisionvet. I like him even more now.
Libertarian? These authors are displaying their ignorance.
He sounds like a solid old-fashioned conservative; in fact, like any old Republican the way they used to be. He also sounds extremely intelligent, which is probably what’s got them scared.
not even close.
I wouldn't be so sure. Brat has written economic papers promoting Ayn Rand, has done research on behalf of the Cato Institute, and Reason Magazine is claiming Brat as one of their own (albeit while opposing Brat's defense and immigration views).
Brat's strong anti-Big Business views are why many choose to call him libertarian rather than a traditional conservative. It is probably more accurate to call Brat a paleoconservative.
Well, if “Mother Jones” says so, it must be true.
/s
That he does. I will be interested to hear what he has to say "exporting democracy" and "nation building."
Thanks for posting this. I like to see well written pieces of views I disagree with.
Beware the Castle effect. After Christine O’Donnell upset Mike Castle, the GOP-e went full bore trashing and campaigning against her. Castle never endorsed her. The party offered no support in terms of office space, advertisements or media buys. 13% of registered Republicans voted for the self-avowed Marxist Chris Coons in the general election.
Gee, it sure would be nice if Delaware had two Senators, like other states, instead of two puppets for Harry Reid.
I LOVE THE GUY...but even so, if he were as left-wing as Pelosi I’d be happy - the key was GETTING CANTOR OUT!!
That is what sent the FEAR OF GOD into the rest of the Republican Caucus...and like I said Tuesday night, other Republicans will now have to ask TWO QUESTIONS, instead of the usual “How’s the fund raising going”...now they’ll add “How are the phone calls running”.
This was a 9.0 earthquake to Republicans...FINALLY.
What has them really scared is that a senior House leader and likely successor to the House Speaker, with millions of dollars in campaign cash to his name, was toppled by some dude who spent less money on his campaign than he would have paid for some luxury cars.
Off hand, I’d say that seniors aren’t the major component of SSDI. In fact, isn’t one on SSDI transitioned to SS payments when they reach the correct age?
SSDI is largely a form of welfare that many seek under the guise of having some ‘disability’. You have to jump through a lot of hoops to get it, sometimes apply two - three times. That’s why you see so, so many lawyers on TV that will ‘help’ you get it. Bi-polar disorder is the malady du jour from what I’ve read.
Don’t get me wrong, there are legitimate disabilities and people with them on SSDI, but my impression is that they are few and the scammers are many. The payout for SSDI is larger than SS in most cases.
Last time I checked (a couple of years ago), both SSDI and SSI (SSA administers the welfare SSI) comprise nearly 25% of all SSA payouts. That’s huge.
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