Rand Paul: 'I am running for president'

[mdk]

Rand Paul is a candidate that could seriously earn my vote. I like quite a few of his positions but I need to see a bit more details of his plans for this nation first. I look forward to seeing what he brings to the table.

RAND PAUL ON THE ISSUES

A lot of fluff, but that's to be expected.

That is why I need to see more details of his plans before I can fully support his candidacy. Either way he is an interesting addition to the race.

 

[Liminal]

I like Paul

He will make the election fun

He could also beat Hilary. But that probably isn't saying much, lot's of people could.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The neocons will do what ever they can to sabotage Paul because he won't go along with their unnecessary war mongering and there's a lot of money and power to be made for politicians when we're always beating the war drums.

He's announcing here in Las Vegas as well this Saturday and I will be attending.

Except he's voted for sanctions on Iran in the past to please the neocons, signed on to Cotton's letter to disrupt diplomacy with Iran, and did an about face on cutting foreign aid to Israel. He's more than willing to go along with their war mongering.

If you're going to sit around waiting for the 100% pure candidate, you're going to be sitting around your entire life. I voted for Gary Johnson last time, despite knowing he had no real shot of winning. Paul has a much better chance and while he's not a true libertarian he's much closer on those issues than anyone else running with a realistic chance of winning. Rome wasn't built in a day.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

I like Paul

He will make the election fun

Pandering to neocons is hardly fun or original.

He has to demonstrate that he is not batshit crazy on foreign policy like his father

Batshit crazy would be to continue the Democrat/Republican foreign policy of intervention, create mess, cause resentment, rinse, repeat. Rand Paul is willing to do that to get political power, whereas his father was not.

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

The neocons will do what ever they can to sabotage Paul because he won't go along with their unnecessary war mongering and there's a lot of money and power to be made for politicians when we're always beating the war drums.

He's announcing here in Las Vegas as well this Saturday and I will be attending.

Except he's voted for sanctions on Iran in the past to please the neocons, signed on to Cotton's letter to disrupt diplomacy with Iran, and did an about face on cutting foreign aid to Israel. He's more than willing to go along with their war mongering.

If you're going to sit around waiting for the 100% pure candidate, you're going to be sitting around your entire life. I voted for Gary Johnson last time, despite knowing he had no real shot of winning. Paul has a much better chance and while he's not a true libertarian he's much closer on those issues than anyone else running with a realistic chance of winning. Rome wasn't built in a day.

You're right, but there's compromising on a decent candidate, and then there's voting for a candidate you can't trust on any issue of importance because you think maybe there's a chance he'll be decent when he's actually in office. You have to draw the line somewhere, and Rand has crossed far too many lines.

 

[rightwinger]

I like Paul

He will make the election fun

Pandering to neocons is hardly fun or original.

He has to demonstrate that he is not batshit crazy on foreign policy like his father

Batshit crazy would be to continue the Democrat/Republican foreign policy of intervention, create mess, cause resentment, rinse, repeat. Rand Paul is willing to do that to get political power, whereas his father was not.

Ron Paul was batshit crazy when it came to foreign policy

His son has to break that perception

 

[hangover]

Paul could win the White House....if it was only Kentucky voters. And they say that West Virginian's are dumb.

 

[Preacher]

Paul could win the White House....if it was only Kentucky voters. And they say that West Virginian's are dumb.

No that would be just you saying that.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

I like Paul

He will make the election fun

Pandering to neocons is hardly fun or original.

He has to demonstrate that he is not batshit crazy on foreign policy like his father

True that... that's where Ron lost me. On domestic issues, I was with him on most.. but he went off the deep end on foreign policy.

 

[bendog]

His predecessor was more entertaining ... and honest.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The neocons will do what ever they can to sabotage Paul because he won't go along with their unnecessary war mongering and there's a lot of money and power to be made for politicians when we're always beating the war drums.

He's announcing here in Las Vegas as well this Saturday and I will be attending.

Except he's voted for sanctions on Iran in the past to please the neocons, signed on to Cotton's letter to disrupt diplomacy with Iran, and did an about face on cutting foreign aid to Israel. He's more than willing to go along with their war mongering.

If you're going to sit around waiting for the 100% pure candidate, you're going to be sitting around your entire life. I voted for Gary Johnson last time, despite knowing he had no real shot of winning. Paul has a much better chance and while he's not a true libertarian he's much closer on those issues than anyone else running with a realistic chance of winning. Rome wasn't built in a day.

You're right, but there's compromising on a decent candidate, and then there's voting for a candidate you can't trust on any issue of importance because you think maybe there's a chance he'll be decent when he's actually in office. You have to draw the line somewhere, and Rand has crossed far too many lines.

There is nothing in Rand Paul's history that leads me to believe he will engage in the same constant war campaigns as the last several presidents have.

 

[candycorn]

Great news for the Democrats.

 

[rightwinger]

Paul will steal a couple of caucuses just like his father did but he will trail both Walker and Bush in winning primaries

 

[bendog]

The neocons will do what ever they can to sabotage Paul because he won't go along with their unnecessary war mongering and there's a lot of money and power to be made for politicians when we're always beating the war drums.

He's announcing here in Las Vegas as well this Saturday and I will be attending.

Except he's voted for sanctions on Iran in the past to please the neocons, signed on to Cotton's letter to disrupt diplomacy with Iran, and did an about face on cutting foreign aid to Israel. He's more than willing to go along with their war mongering.

If you're going to sit around waiting for the 100% pure candidate, you're going to be sitting around your entire life. I voted for Gary Johnson last time, despite knowing he had no real shot of winning. Paul has a much better chance and while he's not a true libertarian he's much closer on those issues than anyone else running with a realistic chance of winning. Rome wasn't built in a day.

You're right, but there's compromising on a decent candidate, and then there's voting for a candidate you can't trust on any issue of importance because you think maybe there's a chance he'll be decent when he's actually in office. You have to draw the line somewhere, and Rand has crossed far too many lines.

There is nothing in Rand Paul's history that leads me to believe he will engage in the same constant war campaigns as the last several presidents have.

"several?" I think only two, though W's Poppy did invade Panama to take out a drug dealer who did biz with the CIA when Poppy was the director, and that killed a bunch of civilians.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The neocons will do what ever they can to sabotage Paul because he won't go along with their unnecessary war mongering and there's a lot of money and power to be made for politicians when we're always beating the war drums.

He's announcing here in Las Vegas as well this Saturday and I will be attending.

Except he's voted for sanctions on Iran in the past to please the neocons, signed on to Cotton's letter to disrupt diplomacy with Iran, and did an about face on cutting foreign aid to Israel. He's more than willing to go along with their war mongering.

He got two out of three right. Absolute isolation, my friend, will never happen.

 

[JakeStarkey]

A race between Rand and Warren would be wild.

I don't think either can get the nomination.

 

[rightwinger]

A race between Rand and Warren would be wild.

I don't think either can get the nomination.

It would be great to watch

I think they actually would agree on some economic issues

 

[Toro]

I might support him.

I haven't decided yet.

 

[g5000]

Yesterday, Rand Paul was against a big, muscular military. Today, he is all for it and competing with other Republicans for how much money he wants to give them.

"You want to add $50 billion to Defense? Oh yeah? Well I want to add $120 billion! So ha! Beat that!"

Tomorrow, Rand Paul will explain to his Libertarian base that when he said he wanted more money for Defense, he meant only if it was paid for by recycled aluminum cans from the Senate cafeteria.

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Yesterday, Rand Paul was against a big, muscular military. Today, he is all for it and competing with other Republicans for how much money he wants to give them.

"You want to add $50 billion to Defense? Oh yeah? Well I want to add $120 billion! So ha! Beat that!"

Tomorrow, Rand Paul will explain to his Libertarian base that when he said he wanted more money for Defense, he meant only if it was paid for by recycled aluminum cans from the Senate cafeteria.

.foreign-policy-wise he's trying to position himself at least to the right of BO.....he's not fooling anyone....