Rand Paul Announcing Run For The Presidential Nomination

[Fourtrax]

Certainly better than most of the other republicans out there so far. Going to be interesting to see how this all falls out over the next year.
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let me explain...........

Jeb will get the nomination and Rubio or Cruz will be the pick for VP.

I don't like it, but I'm calling it right now.

 

[Jroe]

I hope you are wrong. Bush is the only potential candidate I don't want from the Republicans.

 

[jamil]

I hope you are wrong. Bush is the only potential candidate I don't want from the Republicans.

What about the fat ass puss bag? Not that I would want Bush, but I'd still rate him higher than the fat ass puss bag.

 

[Jroe]

You must be referring to Christie... I don't even consider him to be a probable candidate. To be honest I forgot about him completely until I read your post.

 

[Dosproduction]

If bush wins the GOP nomination then hillary will be the next president. It will be a slaughter. The bush name has way to much baggage he would lose worse then mitt did against obama. But I must say the GOP is stupid enough to pick another bush and then wonder why they lost.

 

[D-Ric902]

If bush wins the GOP nomination then hillary will be the next president. It will be a slaughter. The bush name has way to much baggage he would lose worse then mitt did against obama. But I must say the GOP is stupid enough to pick another bush and then wonder why they lost.

Why is the Bush name baggage but the Clinton name is not?

(not that I'm big on Jeb)

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Why is the Bush name baggage but the Clinton name is not?

(not that I'm big on Jeb)

Differences in the respective voter base. Lots of democrats think the Clinton years were our salad days and believe Hillary will bring them back --- My theory anyway.

 

[jamil]

Why is the Bush name baggage but the Clinton name is not?

(not that I'm big on Jeb)

People don't associate Clinton with economic hard times. They credit him for the good years of the tech bubble but not the bad. Clinton left office just before the tech bubble burst so he missed the blame for it. GWB didn't have that kind of luck. The housing bubble that Clinton helped create burst before GWB left office.

Also blaming Bush for all things bad is in vogue.

 

[Dosproduction]

Agree with Jamil. I hate Clinton with a passion but she does not have the bad connotation that bush does with her base. No new voters would vote bush maybe some old timers and the idiots that vote party line no matter what liberal they nominate in the GOP. But anyone with half a brain will run from bush.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Even if Bush gets the Nom.,it would be hard to not vote against HITLERy.

 

[steveh_131]

They credit him for the good years of the tech bubble but not the bad. Clinton left office just before the tech bubble burst so he missed the blame for it.

It hurts my brain to think that anybody credits a sitting president with the tech bubble.

 

[jamil]

It hurts my brain to think that anybody credits a sitting president with the tech bubble.

Well, we all know Al Gore was tasked with creating the Internet.

But yeah. Presidents can impede prosperity but they can't actually manufacture it.

 

[ATM]

...Presidents can impede prosperity but they can't actually manufacture it.

Any monopoly of force can selectively bestow conditions favorable to one group at the expense of others, so they do manufacture prosperity in a very limited and unethical sense. We call it political cronyism and it's why so many involve themselves in swaying the means of force to favor their own desires rather than just competing to offer the best product or service that consumers would otherwise be free to choose.

 

[jamil]

Any monopoly of force can selectively bestow conditions favorable to one group at the expense of others, so they do manufacture prosperity in a very limited and unethical sense. We call it political cronyism and it's why so many involve themselves in swaying the means of force to favor their own desires rather than just competing to offer the best product or service that consumers would otherwise be free to choose.

Of course I was referring to wide spread prosparity.

 

[mrjarrell]

Paul goes after the interventionists and militarists in his party. He's staking out his foreign policy and it's likely to appeal to a lot of people who are tired of the constant meddling.

Rand Paul slams GOP foreign policy hawks - POLITICO

 

[Dead Duck]

There goes his "Anti-War" rhetoric.........Again...







BTW - In case you didn't know - His party is "Li-ber-ta-ri-an".

 

[mrjarrell]

Nope. His party is Re-Pub-Lickin.

 

[jdmack79]

hey, the messenger can take some more shots


Sen. Rand Paul Again Targets Tax on Americans Living Abroad

What exactly is wrong with that proposal? I'd love to hear your explanation.


The USA is one of only a handful of countries on earth that tax income earned while abroad. Why should the government get my money if I'm not even living here? As someone who's experienced a little bit of expat life, I assure you that this law is terrible. In many countries it's now almost impossible for an American to even get a bank account due to the governments insane reporting requirements. The only reason that I was able to get a bank account in Thailand was due to someone I knew having connections to the bank.

It looks like you're taking every possible opportunity to attack Paul, no matter the reason.

 

[D-Ric902]

What exactly is wrong with that proposal? I'd love to hear your explanation.


The USA is one of only a handful of countries on earth that tax income earned while abroad. Why should the government get my money if I'm not even living here? As someone who's experienced a little bit of expat life, I assure you that this law is terrible. In many countries it's now almost impossible for an American to even get a bank account due to the governments insane reporting requirements. The only reason that I was able to get a bank account in Thailand was due to someone I knew having connections to the bank.

It looks like you're taking every possible opportunity to attack Paul, no matter the reason.

The idea is that Paul has flaws, just like all the rest of the field.
some would vote for a Dem candidate because "their guy" didn't win the republican primary.

Paul has changed his positions and adjusted positions to appeal to voters he is trying to target, just like all the others.

Paul is a politician

not a savior

not a libertarian deity

but some pray at the altar of "The Paul" and will write him in just to "prove their point"

that point is usually that he can't win

im not trying to slam Paul, just humanize him. One of the following posts I said that I would vote for him over Hillary

now at least three people will jump and say that I am wrong and they are not lighting candles at that altar.

but they are
you can tell by how venomous they are at attacking the messenger

 

[D-Ric902]

As far as the law you reference, I agree.
if I'm out of the country it should be none of the governments business what I do or make unless I am running to the embassy.

do you think Paul could change that alone as president?

because he can't,
that's tax law not foreign policy he can only say that he "would" or would support it.

so he will agree with you and blame congress for it and can't change it, but "he's on your side of the issue" isn't he?

that doesn't change anything but could get a vote or two

typical politician....not saying he's a bad guy or a bad candidate. But I don't think he is the be all and end all