Breaking: Rand Paul drops out of race

LOL. Trump is part of the establishment.

I think what the others are trying to say is:

Yea, the Fed needs to be audited, but if the system caves in before hand, what
is the point?

Yea, pot should be legalized at the Federal level, but if the system caves in
before hand, what is the point?

The bottom line is that while Rand may be a great candidate, most Americans do
not see him as the right person for the job at this time.

Go ahead and vote as you please.

Just understand that in real terms, you have ZERO impact by backing someone you
KNOW, for sure, will loose. This is akin to not voting at all. It might endear
you to the coffee house crowd for 1-2 seconds, but that is about all.

Most Rand Paul supporters would be enraged to learn that as President, Rand would
be unable to make any of their favorite causes happen.

The Executive Branch can not order the Fed audited. That oversight falls to Congress.
The Executive Branch can not order pot legalized. That is a responsibility of Congress.

The same holds true for every other cause you folks press for.

About the only impact the ever-so-pure Rand Paul would be able to have is to BLOCK
legislation in the form of a veto.

Bummer dude.

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yet almost every policy he trumpets is anti-establishment? except one or two that all the others push too.

It's never going to be Rands time. Idiocracy is in full swing.

Geezuz, you're so smart.
I'm so glad you're going to help elect Hillary.

The country's loss, Paul is a smart, educated, fine southern gentleman and not some carperbagger from New York.

You make a valid point, but I don't trust trump. He has a LOT of footage of him promoting his liberal views and love for the clinton's. How does one just become republican? Trump would have to comepeletely convince me he is on the right or libertarian. I don't trust his motive and definitely believe he is feeding us lies and entertainment. I could be wrong, but like I said I am not seeing it, or feeling it. If trump can beat Hillary, or Sander's, and trump is nomine, I may vote for him and cross my finger's and say my prayer's for him and our country. We need a lot of repeal's done by the next president and it won't come from the left.
Let's hope the next debate remains' intelligent and gives us an open slate. No one else has inspired me like Rand.

Last Edited by ChildofFather on 02/03/2016 11:26 AM

Just sayin'

(This is not for the huge erection, btw)

Last Edited by deej76 on 02/03/2016 11:28 AM

THIS^^^ Bold part

People act as if we must pick a strawman in every argument, If the Dems stay in were all dead...lol..I dont disagree but think if a Rep gets in were all dead too...eventually.

Im in line with your thought-

Pull the bandage off and lets see how deep this cut is and how badly infected. We dont need to just scrape through another 4-8yrs pretending were doing surgery on this wound when truthfully we dont even know where the wound is exactly. If we cant elect someone who is willing to pull at the bandage and examine the patient with lights on then we Might as well Elect Clinton/Sanders and get this charade over with so at least we Know where we stand with a majority of people in this country.

That, and faint ain't no fuckhead.
Honkey is.

Stupid people can never seem to notice their own symptoms of stupidity.

I liked his hair.

I don't know, but it's about time we stop trying to get along with them and start steamrolling them. Ryan, McConnell... how are they ANY different than Pelosi and Reid? They're not. Not IMO, anyway.

This is the only point where Trump has given me pause. He said he can get things done with dems. FUCK THAT! That's what McCain lost on (that and any one of a number of other things). It's what Ryan and McConnell are doing - getting along with dems. However, Comedian straightened me out as to what Trump really means and I can buy it.

Fair enough. The problem is I DO TRUST RUBIO, and Christie, and Bush and most of the rest.... TO FUCK US!

It was a combination of things why Rand gained little traction. Ultimately he ran an awful campaign.

- He repeatedly attacked Trump, therefere appearing as a defender of the establishment in an anti-establishment cycle.
- No one wants his VAT tax.
- Focused his campaign on young people and minorities which made it appear he did not give a damn about anyone else.
- he did not focus on issues the average folks care about. It is the economy stupid.

stick to you guns, mate.

they will never really understand the lp party. they think it is
full of ex-republicans.

a vote for johnson really is a vote for johnson, not clinton.

Excellent post!

And reminds me of my fav GLP sig - which was sarcasm - but really, when something is so far gone, it should be abolished and started anew, as the Declaration of Independence states.

"Sanders 2016. Let's burn this bitch down and get it over with."

(But truly, I'd rather we not!)

Don't worry, Jeb Bush is still in it to win it.

LOL, seriously, now that Senator Paul has dropped out, my vote goes to Mr. Trump. If Mr. Trump is not the Republican Party nominee, I will once again vote for a third party as I have done many times in the past, beginning in 1988 with a vote for Ron Paul.

Unfourtanetly it is because he is a fuggin fake ass'ed paid for turd. Good!

it really depends on who the nominee is. if it is just another neocon then vote for johnson... if it is trump or carson (duh... we know he wont make it) then a vote for johnson is a vote for communism.

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This is the same thing people say each and every election cycle.

One could actually say that this is the hope and prayer of every politically involved
American citizen who is passionate about their line of political thinking.

Unfortunately, steamrolling the opposition rarely happens during elections.

Hahaha!!! Me too!

Sad to think libertarian voters would vote for candidates that are not natural born. The only think worse would be voting for a dynasty.

Trump, should be your first choice, actually only choice but a vote for data collection, country lock down Christy would be better than Cruz, Rubio, Jeb or others.

Steamroll? Absolutely. The GOP brass are all McCain-style aisle-leaners and it's sickening. What did TC tell you that put you at ease with Trump's working with D's statement? These things are important, if you want to PM me, that's fine too. Thanks for keeping it civil, btw!

About the footage of love for the Clintons... Trump exists in a place where PAY-TO-PLAY is the rule of the road. It's a reality. Sometimes too much honesty costs you. Have you noticed the talking heads on TV (Fox anyway) all compliment the hell out of each other? They do it so much that it's sickening. My point is, they may really hate each other's guts behind the scenes, but you'd never know it by what they say in public. That's also a reality.

However, there are some things said and done in public that I just cannot forgive. Bush saying Hispanics are more virile than everyone else is one. Bush supporting Common Core and open borders (invading us is an act of love) is another. The image of Christie and 0bama walking arm-in-arm down the streets of bum-fuck in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy while Romney was missing in action days before the 2012 election is BURNED into my brain. No amount of brain bleach will erase that image. Rubio following Schumer around the Halls of Congress with dirty knees and dirty lips in the Gang of 8 is another.

There are some things I cannot forgive, but I'm willing to at least give Trump a chance.

Comedian should answer in his own words. I am not worthy of repeating his insight and intelligence without fucking it up.

Well, then.... it shouldn't take much for him to unhitch it from his head, gold plate it, mount it on a pedestal and put it behind glass in the Smithsonian. He can even have a little speaker playing "The Way We Were".

What makes you think Trump will make a good president? How are you convinced that he is legit? I agree, I don't like or trust any of the remaining candidates. But, a lot of people like trump, and I just don't get it yet, other than he is playing on our emotion's and is a plant by TPTB. But why? It's like Trump was planted to mock us while we cheer on thinking he will lead us to victory? Victory how? By more oppression, greed, and war? No thank you.

About being civil... lol We actually agree on pretty much everything. We have the same concern for the future of this country - and for the same basic reasons. I am an Originalist as it appears to me that you are. Moreover, I can see why Trump might give you pause.

But here's the thing.... the only other candidate I'd consider is Cruz and the highest and best use of Cruz's life would be to spend the next 40 years on the SCOTUS. He'd be much more effective there over that period of time than in the WH for eight years. I want Cruz to replace Darth Bader Ginsberg (may she rot in hell).