tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post7974754603966053970..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: "Rand Paul Permanently Damaged"Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-52251416179751442462013-02-18T00:01:24.266-05:002013-02-18T00:01:24.266-05:00Hagel voted to create the Department of Homeland S...Hagel voted to create the Department of Homeland Security. EPJ supports that I that it. Ron Paul already denounces Hagel and now Rand has voted against him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67564916208029944262013-02-16T15:49:36.286-05:002013-02-16T15:49:36.286-05:00life does not run on logic or reason alone. Life i...life does not run on logic or reason alone. Life is much more complex. to hold all life hostage to reason means to live under tyranny of reason. <br /><br />i dont want to offend, but your rants are foolish. <br /><br />not in a 1000 years will anarchists achieve their Eden. <br /><br />may be on a small island somewhere in pacific, but even that is doubtful. <br /><br />this ideological boxing kumarhttp://facebook.com/ronpaulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70569744121352194652013-02-16T14:47:58.322-05:002013-02-16T14:47:58.322-05:00Rand Paul is like the Titanic, he tragically has a...Rand Paul is like the Titanic, he tragically has a rudder that is insufficient to steer him out of harm's way. Although in his case the rudder he lacks is not made of iron, but of the lack of core beliefs that his father appears at times to possess. Rand's rudder is a weak and feeble instrument that was cleaved by the desire to appease the Christian Zionist of Republican Party, and at theSwitchbladenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58235632836658711662013-02-16T10:37:34.439-05:002013-02-16T10:37:34.439-05:00I dont know why we're still discussing Rand Pe...I dont know why we're still discussing Rand People . How many lives does this guy have . He should have been pronounced dead to us when he endorsed Mitt Romney for president . I dont understand why he should get credit for having Ron Pauls bloodline . We're all related in an anthropological sense yet the diversity of the political bend of the worlds population could not be greater . <br /Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570561608242804475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-18989613467535458112013-02-16T08:17:23.810-05:002013-02-16T08:17:23.810-05:00That's it, keep living the fantasy Phil. Man.....That's it, keep living the fantasy Phil. Man....it's amazing how people want to hold onto government as if it were God.Mikehttp://antiwar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82740558069765466412013-02-16T05:34:24.624-05:002013-02-16T05:34:24.624-05:00"So why you such a big fan of Hagel/George Bu..."So why you such a big fan of Hagel/George Bush???"<br /><br />Straw man.<br />The question is not if Chuck Hagel is good (he isn't).<br />The question is if there is anyone better, that both Democrats and Neocon warmongers would prefer.<br /><br />According to neocons, Hagel isn't Zionist and warmonger ENOUGH. One can only guess what kind of man they would want to see instead Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-5485126952523838252013-02-16T05:31:47.141-05:002013-02-16T05:31:47.141-05:00Since Rand Paul is in the senate, maybe you can te...Since Rand Paul is in the senate, maybe you can tell him which guy would actually be better as pick.<br /><br />Wouldn't surprise me if Rand would prefer a Zionist warmonger over Hagel, just because the Zionist warmonger is playing on Team R. After all, Rand endorsed Romney.Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-57743736389028364242013-02-16T05:29:14.492-05:002013-02-16T05:29:14.492-05:00i am not anarchist. "
It is YOUR problem if ...i am not anarchist. "<br /><br />It is YOUR problem if you don't see an inherent logical contradiction in your beliefs in a "minimal" state.<br /><br />People who believe in some government will never have a good, rational argument against big government. Your opinion on where government should be limited will always be purely subjective and therefor as irrelevant as the Tonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-21894587598250307472013-02-16T04:53:43.864-05:002013-02-16T04:53:43.864-05:00Kumar, you sound like you've never even study ...Kumar, you sound like you've never even study the topic of anarchism (the anarcho-capitalist brand, that is). Please do so you can at least put forth an actual argument against it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75971490909054175122013-02-16T02:32:49.128-05:002013-02-16T02:32:49.128-05:00Rand Paul is finished.Rand Paul is finished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79338347601975004652013-02-16T01:49:47.968-05:002013-02-16T01:49:47.968-05:00"minimum govt to protect life"
Pick one..."minimum govt to protect life"<br /><br />Pick one; you don't get both.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703636194338624631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-55997986717231044952013-02-16T00:11:23.659-05:002013-02-16T00:11:23.659-05:00to Ed Ucation:
"criticize Rand for leading a...to Ed Ucation:<br /><br />"criticize Rand for leading a life of coercion"<br /><br />where are your priorities? Is Rand Paul the most coercive Senator out of 100? <br /><br />Shouldnt you be focusing your ire on McCain, Graham, Rubio...kumarhttp://kevinmacdonald.net/westsurvive.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83867036379554662302013-02-16T00:05:52.774-05:002013-02-16T00:05:52.774-05:00i am not anarchist.
how will you persuade 200+ g...i am not anarchist. <br /><br />how will you persuade 200+ governments around the world to abolish themselves. not in a 1000 years. <br /><br />you want to leave statist dystopia and go back to stone age anarchist dystopia, where massacre for fertile women and food is commonplace? <br /><br />anarchism is the evil twin of totalitarianism. you always need minimum govt to protect life and property.kumarhttp://kevinmacdonald.net/westsurvive.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16331770234394641602013-02-15T22:52:55.987-05:002013-02-15T22:52:55.987-05:00yes, sure is but since the War party hate and desp...yes, sure is but since the War party hate and despise him and he will ask a few inconvenient questions now and again, he sounds better than some of the other cretins out there.<br /> Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417060063126394938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63120257319810945812013-02-15T22:38:19.822-05:002013-02-15T22:38:19.822-05:00I think the conventional wisdom is that the Republ...I think the conventional wisdom is that the Republicans blocked Hagel because he was insufficiently neoconservative, and didn't tow bush's line enough. That's actually what McCain stated about him as well. I don't know how he's distancing himself from them by voting lock step with them...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757003762123683886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-71509051888503335032013-02-15T21:37:58.638-05:002013-02-15T21:37:58.638-05:00Murika!!!Murika!!!cotterdan321https://www.blogger.com/profile/06737986508570854479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79311422557735250482013-02-15T21:35:32.342-05:002013-02-15T21:35:32.342-05:00Has it occurred to you, Kumar, that some of us are...Has it occurred to you, Kumar, that some of us are anarchists? Let me spell out what that means. We don't believe in political solutions and, thus, running for office would run against our principles. Does that mean we are not allowed to criticize Rand for leading a life of coercion? I think not. Ed Ucationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375062362847706272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81456543479119358602013-02-15T21:35:25.827-05:002013-02-15T21:35:25.827-05:00It's because of his reasons for voting no. The...It's because of his reasons for voting no. The article spelled that out. Nobody would've cared if he voted no because he thought Hagel was an interventionist. Hell, he voted no on anti-war principles I would've gave him props, but that ain't what happened. cotterdan321https://www.blogger.com/profile/06737986508570854479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19881676394113917792013-02-15T21:32:33.718-05:002013-02-15T21:32:33.718-05:00Kumar, are you aware of the fact that most of us t...Kumar, are you aware of the fact that most of us that comment here are anarchist? We don't run for congress because we don't believe that will solve anything. We don't believe we can change government. We want to abolish it. <br /><br />Would you have asked Lysander Spooner why he didn't become a slave owner and do it better than the slave owners he criticized?cotterdan321https://www.blogger.com/profile/06737986508570854479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76266323844890561142013-02-15T21:19:41.403-05:002013-02-15T21:19:41.403-05:00Quite the opposite.Quite the opposite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757003762123683886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11774217261445403802013-02-15T21:10:13.889-05:002013-02-15T21:10:13.889-05:00I was under the impression that the cloture vote w...I was under the impression that the cloture vote was about getting more info on Ben Gazi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-78432758522802965672013-02-15T21:04:01.405-05:002013-02-15T21:04:01.405-05:00I'm in favor of filibustering all nominees, at...I'm in favor of filibustering all nominees, at all times. I'm also in favor of filibustering almost everything they come up with. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757003762123683886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1924420100673738802013-02-15T20:28:29.726-05:002013-02-15T20:28:29.726-05:00Sen. Paul could have been the deciding vote to cle...Sen. Paul could have been the deciding vote to clear the way for Hagel’s confirmation, but instead he opted to vote the other way. ! Thank God!<br /><br />During the Bush administration, Hagel maintained a "traditionally Republican" voting record, receiving "a lifetime rating of 84 percent from the American Conservative Union<br /><br />Hagel also voted for Patriot Act, No Child Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63797336250397488502013-02-15T20:25:55.767-05:002013-02-15T20:25:55.767-05:00What else will it take to open the eyes of fellow ...What else will it take to open the eyes of fellow libertarians that Rand is not one of us. I dont buy into this "realist" crap or that he's trying to "fool" the establishment. NY Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131625126863049626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63290952355252890172013-02-15T20:18:39.600-05:002013-02-15T20:18:39.600-05:00So voting to block the appointment of chuck hagel ...So voting to block the appointment of chuck hagel (a foreign policy interventionist, pro-war dem, who voted FOR the Irag war and is in favor a national draft) damages Paul's reputation? Please explain. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com