Hamster Buddha
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I haven't seen any polls lately, but Chris Christie's name just popped into my head.
I like Christie, I don't like Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan, or Scott Walker.
Chris Christie's got that whole Bridge-gate that's going to dog him..
I could understand your beef with Walker, especially if you're a union person, and for Jeb Bush... he may be a fine president, problem is his last name.Paul Ryan though I don't see where the hang up is, not to say I'd vote him (not to say he's my first choice). Even if you disagree with his ideas, at least he has some that are at least thought out.
Oh really? Know that for sure? Predict the future can you? Then what are we still doing here? You and I are going to Vegas to get rich.
Though a Republican presidential win is not impossible, its highly improbable. If you look at the solid blue states, the electoral count is 241 (with 270 needed to win). If you add in Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada, states that lean heavy blue, the count is 267. For the Republicons to win, they have to run the table. To date, they are making to effort to key voters in their other swing states, but rather have tacted even further right since the last election. It will be very hard sledding for the Cons in 2016, and they know it, which is why so much effort right now is to reverse the notion of the Imperial Presidency in favor of the Impotent Presidency....
As to my predictions... in my 5 years of posting here, I have nailed every election prediction I have posted (its a matter of public record)... and most of my other predictions. I don't make wildass predictions; I deal in projections on facts. The Cons have put the presidency nearly out of reach....
Though a Republican presidential win is not impossible, its highly improbable. If you look at the solid blue states, the electoral count is 241 (with 270 needed to win). If you add in Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada, states that lean heavy blue, the count is 267. For the Republicons to win, they have to run the table. To date, they are making to effort to key voters in their other swing states, but rather have tacted even further right since the last election. It will be very hard sledding for the Cons in 2016, and they know it, which is why so much effort right now is to reverse the notion of the Imperial Presidency in favor of the Impotent Presidency....
As to my predictions... in my 5 years of posting here, I have nailed every election prediction I have posted (its a matter of public record)... and most of my other predictions. I don't make wildass predictions; I deal in projections on facts. The Cons have put the presidency nearly out of reach....
As long as he sticks mostly to the Libertarianesque side of the Republican party (however small), he will get my vote, and I've never voted for a Republican.
I think the government has committed a lot of overreach in the past few decades and it's time for an adjustment. The more Paul sells himself as anti-statist and pro-liberty, the better off I think he, and we will be.
Predicting 2008 and 2012 wasn't exactly a challenge.
Well, unless you were a Republican who bought into that whole "unskewed polls" thing.
Sen. Rand Paul said that police moves in Ferguson 'resemble war' and that anyone who thinks that race, even inadvertently, doesn't 'skew the application of criminal justice in this country is just not paying close enough attention'.
Read the article here: Has Rand Paul raised 2016 prospects with fiery Ferguson response? - CSMonitor.com
Well I'd like to hear others opinions, But Sen. Rand Paul has certainly got my attention with his spot-on comments.
From the first link:Rand Paul "Assures" Evangelicals That He Doesn't Want to End the Drug War - Hit & Run : Reason.com
Senator Rand Paul: U.S. Must Respond to Russian Aggression in Ukraine - TIME
Ron Paul fans furious over Rand Paul's drone flip-flop
Rand Paul endorses Cuccinelli for governor - POLITICO.com
Rand Paul Embraces Israel | National Review Online
Rand Paul Thinks Civilization Will Fall Apart If Abortion Rights Aren't Curtailed
So much for that. :shrug:
He made it very clear that he does not support legalization of drugs like marijuana and that he supports traditional marriage
Rand Paul has always had strong Libertarian leanings
Rand Paul has always had strong Libertarian leanings, especially in the area that concerns abuse of power by the government, including police officers.
Hey dana :2wave:
I don't like to play the purist card. I think libertarianism is a broad philosophy with many different ideas and approaches. However, when someone calls Rand Paul a libertarian or libertarian-leaning I feel like beating my head against a brick wall. The man is not libertarian, he has even said as much. I guess everyone assumed he was going to be like his father, he was not...he is not. He is a self-described constitutional and social conservative. He does not support the legalization of marijuana or any other drugs for that matter. He is opposed to same-sex marriage. He is pro-life. He supports economic sanctions. He wants to fund/aid/ally Israel. He wants to close the borders. He supports the use of drones by local law enforcement. He wants Snowden in jail. Etc. etc. etc.
He's a Tea Partier, a conservative. Not a libertarian.
Everyone seems to have just assumed Rand Paul takes after his father (who, as far as I'm concerned, was the bad kind of libertarian).
If he came back to the Republican Party I would want Gary Johnson by a mile .
Why does he have to have an (R) next to his name for you to vote for him?
He went full-retard long ago, when he abandoned the nationally-recognized ophthalmology accreditation group that he belonged to and started his own self-run accreditation group (which has since been dissolved) in a temper tantrum over periodic recertification[SUP][1][/SUP].[...] Nevertheless, if he doesn't just go full-retard I might still vote for him. If not, I'll vote libertarian again and be sadly disappointed once more.
“I can’t buy a toilet that works,” he [Paul] replied.
“I can help you find a toilet that works,” she [Kathleen Hogan, the deputy assistant secretary for energy efficiency at the Department of Energy] offered.
“Are you going to pay for it?” quipped Paul
Rand Paul’s Toilet Tirade - ABC News
Weather he is right or wrong on this issue, if he runs for president in 2016, he is my first choice so far.Sen. Rand Paul said that police moves in Ferguson 'resemble war' and that anyone who thinks that race, even inadvertently, doesn't 'skew the application of criminal justice in this country is just not paying close enough attention'.
Read the article here: Has Rand Paul raised 2016 prospects with fiery Ferguson response? - CSMonitor.com
Well I'd like to hear others opinions, But Sen. Rand Paul has certainly got my attention with his spot-on comments.
If he wins, I hope he likes the toilets :lamoWeather he is right or wrong on this issue, if he runs for president in 2016, he is my first choice so far.
Weather he is right or wrong on this issue, if he runs for president in 2016, he is my first choice so far.
Uh, it didn't rocket scientist to predict Obama would win his first election. And most were predicting Obama would win as well. Do you have a link of what states you deem as solid blue? I don't mean to discount your views, just thought it be quicker than listing is all..
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