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Is Rand Paul Smart Enough To Become A Hero?
DB Daily Update ^ | 9.24.2017 | David Blackmon

Posted on 09/24/2017 8:19:11 AM PDT by EyesOfTX

Senator Rand Paul has a real opportunity this week to turn himself into a real, true presidential contender in either 2020, should President Trump not run for re-election, or in 2024. He can do that by becoming the deciding vote to pass the Graham/Cassidy Obamacare reform bill in the U.S. Senate. Yes, he would need either Lisa Murkowski or Susan Collins to also act like real Republicans and support the bill, but Murkowski definitely seems to be get-able in that regard.

Think about it: By casting that single vote, Rand Paul could become a hero to President Trump’s voter base – which according to recent polls makes up a strong majority of the GOP’s total voter base – a hero to everyone who hates the execrable jerk John McCain – which also makes up a majority of the GOP total voter base – and a hero to the millions of Americans who have seen their ability to access real healthcare insurance decimated by Obamacare. Yes, it would go against the Senator’s precious libertarian principles, but at some point, if he truly wants to be president – as he seemed to sort of want to during the 2016 campaign – actually getting stuff done is going to have to supersede those principles.

This week could be a real, true Rand Paul moment. Is he smart enough to realize it, and take advantage of it? Sadly, the smart money is probably on ‘no.’

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TOPICS: Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: blogpimp; collinkaepernick; donaldtrump; obamacare; randpaul
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1 posted on 09/24/2017 8:19:11 AM PDT by EyesOfTX
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To: EyesOfTX

no. not unless the is a cable news camera around.


2 posted on 09/24/2017 8:20:45 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: JohnBrowdie
By casting that single vote, Rand Paul could become a hero to President Trump’s voter base
who rejected him resoundingly in the primaries. don't think that he's gotten over that.
3 posted on 09/24/2017 8:22:22 AM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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To: EyesOfTX
(Excerpt) Read more at

No, you can post your blog junk right here in full.

This isn't your hit farm.

4 posted on 09/24/2017 8:22:41 AM PDT by humblegunner
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To: EyesOfTX

No, Rand Paul is too self-centered to help the peasants. If they were smart, they’d have taxpayer-subsidized platinum plans like he does.


5 posted on 09/24/2017 8:37:35 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Inernet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: JohnBrowdie

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By casting that single vote, Rand Paul could become a hero to President Trump’s voter base who rejected him resoundingly in the primaries. don’t think that he’s gotten over that.
>

We’re not talking McStain here, so what indication might have YOU seen to indicate ‘no gotten over’ status?


6 posted on 09/24/2017 8:48:27 AM PDT by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: EyesOfTX

I want to be a dentist...I mean president.
Paul is one piece in a big puzzle.
As it is there appears to be a lot of pieces missing.


7 posted on 09/24/2017 8:50:01 AM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: EyesOfTX

Democrats enacted communism into law when they passed Obamacare and it looks like many R’s are on the same team of more government.


8 posted on 09/24/2017 9:19:21 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: humblegunner

Bubblegummer, have you ever stopped to think that maybe this IS his hit farm? It’s not like you know everything, right?


9 posted on 09/24/2017 2:12:21 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: bagster
Bubblegummer

How clever.

10 posted on 09/24/2017 2:18:07 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham
How clever.

I know, right?

11 posted on 09/24/2017 2:20:31 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: bagster

Who could dispute it?


12 posted on 09/24/2017 2:27:06 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham
Who could dispute it?

Not gods or men. It is written.

13 posted on 09/24/2017 2:29:23 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: EyesOfTX; flaglady47; Maine Mariner; Seattle Conservative; Freedom56v2; Road Warrior ‘04; ...
Rand Paul is still a nutty libertarian like his father.

He is in disguise as a Republican....and he has grand delusions of nudging the Republican party in the libertarian direction.

He reaped the financial and political benefits of running for office as a Republican...now he's doing his damnest to DESTROY the party.

I find him disgusting and a sham.

Leni

14 posted on 09/24/2017 2:32:35 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: bagster

Amen.


15 posted on 09/24/2017 2:34:27 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: MinuteGal
I find him disgusting and a sham.

And what's up with that doo?

16 posted on 09/24/2017 2:40:57 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: trisham
Amen.

Preach it, sister.

17 posted on 09/24/2017 2:43:14 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: bagster
"And what's up with that doo?"

Maybe it's a doo-wop doo to snare the restless yute vote !

Leni

18 posted on 09/24/2017 2:44:41 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: MinuteGal

It’s a Don’t tell me what I can put in my body doo. Very sporty and all the rage on the Berkely quad.


19 posted on 09/24/2017 2:49:48 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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To: MinuteGal
omg I'm bantering with one of the most famousest freepers of all times....

**starstruck**

Could a nukka get an autograph?

20 posted on 09/24/2017 2:53:00 PM PDT by bagster (Mama tried to raise me better.)
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