Rand Paul Drops Out
Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 9 years, 2 months ago to Politics
Potentially the best offering from the GOP has suspended his campaign... The writing was on the wall. He wasn't going to get the nomination. The support was not there in numbers large enough to force the establishment in Washington, or in the MSM to sit up and notice. Without that he appeared as a wall flower. For may Objectivists determined to stand on principle, the third party candidate Gary Johnson looks even more attractive. No?
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I wasn't clear what you're saying about Soros, but if I had billions I would probably create a foundation to promote open societies around the world to. I don't know if I would give millions to Clinton. Maybe. But I might think I'd rather support local candidates who are likely to support an open society and maybe not spend the money on the presidential election because it the benefits of not having a Republican are offset by complacency with the presidency getting more and more power. I certainly would not pick until I found out if the Republicans changed direction and nominated someone reasonable. Maybe Clinton went to him and said she'd remember him more if he donated early.
He made those comments in the first debate about admiring gov'ts who tell women not to do paid work. He repeatedly says "billionaires" with this contempt in his voice, as if they had all this wealth not deployed for any purpose, as if there were piles of goods and services just sitting someone to be had without work. Maybe it's not contempt, but he clearly is talking about getting more money for gov't. Gov't already spends a huge amt of money.
Maybe it's not the specifics that annoy me but just the general assumption he has that someone else will solve your problems for you. He really grates on me.
Interesting guy. Like most Libertarians, he's weak on foreign policy. A few other disagreements, but by and large acceptable.
We have a lot of promoting to do. I hope most of you have progeny to carry on. This fight is timeless.
Respectfully,
O.A.
Must have looked pretty silly, now that I look at it in retrospect. Oh to be so young, naive and carefree again...
Always a pleasure hearing from you, JB.
We know. :) Of course there is no tolerable level of terrorism, and what can be done to curb it should be, but the statistics are what they are. Now, if you are one of the survivors of the dead, from say... 911 you probably aren't interested in the math... It is not logical, but it is all too human.
It is clear elections involve too much emotion and too little analysis and reason.
Regards,
O.A.
Not too much in the way of heroics in that party given how they joined in kicking the constitution to shreds.
No one else allowed in....closed shop union style list of candidates and delegates. Find and some weakness it' disappears. Let us not forget it is the support of the left who are already the source of the down fall of liberty. Isn't it wonderful they give you two ways to waste your vote and blame you for being a flusher.
95% of all votes cast will accrue to left wing fascist socialists no matter which party ha ha wins.
And no one willing in crease a ten or even a one and bet the other way.
Judging by this group the left will have little problem winning. Arf Arf Barf is not an acceptable solution.
The cronyism is already in full swing and the election still has a long way to go. Soros just gave millions to support her.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2...
Do you believe that money from him is without strings?
Google "George Soros is Evil" My search with such a specific set of keywords turned up 126,000 results... You can't believe it is all bunk? How Soros the power broker wheels and deals to make his money and support statist, socialist and liberal redistributionist policies...: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/a...
Respectfully,
O.A.
I'm more interested in stopping the evil hag and/or the whack job socialist from destroying the Constitution.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Gary_Johns...
That site has a rating system that proably does not represent your thinking, so keep your eyes open for bias from the site.
There is also a wiki page for Johnson's political positions:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politic...
It has been clear to me for years that a politician's social conservatism affects my life less severely than his lack of fiscal conservatism. Poor fiscal policy and economics destroys my livelihood, but they don't yet resources to keep me from doing anything I like in my life, so long as I don't do something stupid in public. I generally see that as virtue anyway. :)
Respectfully,
O.A.
You and your GOP brothers and sisters are responsible for the downfall of liberty in America because you haven't the courage to stand up for your principles. But that is the legacy of the GOP. They offer temporary safety, and you take it over liberty every time.
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