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Jesus. Here we go again. Strident demands for increased spending on defense by the nation that spends the most on defenseāby farāof any nation on Earth by people who count PNAC sociopath neocons among their closest advisors. Just like 2000.
And yet, no one in the MSM will draw the obvious conclusion that these always-wrong assholes are yet again planning to start another war as soon as they can and leaving no doubts about the target.
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Forget the flip-flopping label. Both he and Jeb contradict themselves daily in terms of their positions.
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The amendment, filed without public notice and first reported by Time, is the latest of several moves by the Kentucky senator seemingly aimed at placating the GOPās ascendant hawkish wing ahead of a reported campaign announcement next month.
What!? A Libertarian/Republican abandoning principle for expediency and personal gain? Say it aināt so?
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I know. Who woulda thought? Itās so contrary to their otherwise principled positions.
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Not sure here, Steve. Whatās so troubling about this is not that Rand is just another war monger. He has steadfastly advocated the US to, in Washingtonās words, āsteer clear of foreign entanglementsā. Whatās troubling about this is that ā as with so many politicians ā heās prepared to jettison that principled position in the illusory hope that people will forget what he said last week. To his supporters, that will be very disillusioning.
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I question whether Ayn-Boy has ever taken a āprincipled positionā on anything, given that, like the LaRouchies they resemble in so many ways, itās never clear to me where the line between grifting and principle was here.
But oh ye of little faith. As if thereās any change in position the Paultards canāt rationalize away or ignore as long as he holds fast on āauditing the Fedā (whatever the hell that means), weeeeeed and goooooold.
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Letās repeat this one more time: Rand Paul (and his father) are not, and never were, libertarians. They were, and still are, Republican grifters, so letās please stop mentioning Rand Paul is a libertarian, libertarian light or anything else but what he is : a con man who will say anything and everything to get ādonationsā.
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That made my weekā¦
That there is a possibility that this smarmy, homespun prevaricator can make his legions of suckers for the libertarian shape-shift ādisillusionedā this early in the campaign.
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Paulās amendment would boost military spending by about $190 billion
Yes, but each soldier can spend the money as they please.
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Itās deja vu all over again as republican candidates creep to the right.
Wasnāt there a meeting with Adelson recently?
^This.
This is purely a panderā¦because in order to be the Republican nominee (which Rand Paul canāt be), you have to promise that you will spend more money on defense, regardless of how much already spend on defense.
To watch someone compromise on their most highly-held principle (as little intervention by the government as humanly possible) is actually sad. It would be better if he had an honest change of heart. It would be understandable if he had a compromise on a minor position. But the reduction of government both here and abroad is this guyās foundation principle, and that of his father before him.
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HAHAHAHAHA of course
once again, scratch a libertarian and not very far under the surface thereās a hawkish Republican
many libertarians lurrrrrrved themselves Bushās Iraq war and stuck by it right along with the hardcore Republicans
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what is seldom mentioned when most folks talk about how much more the US spends on its military compared to other nations, is that most of the non-US top spenders are either NATO allies or US-friendly nations.
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Rand Paul (and his father) are not, and never were, libertarians. They were, and still are, Republican grifters,
Who said libertarian and grifter are mutually exclusive? However, Ron stuck to his positions more even when they werenāt popular within the party. Heās batshit crazy, but I get the impression he believed some of what he was saying. On the flip side, Iām not sure that Rand can even dress himself without conducting a straw poll.
Donāt forget the corollary that none of the additional spending should go to soldiers or veterans unless there is an opportunity to embarrass a democratic president.
Rand, aka Senator Aqua Buddha, has been courting the ālibertariansā in Silicon Valley for their big bucks and influence. He forgets that there are such things as the Internets, where most things he has reversed himself on will bite him in his stupid pandering buttā¦
āā¦offset with steep cuts to domestic federal programsā¦ā
Why waste taxpayerās money on things for Americans, when you can waste taxpayer money on things for foreigners.