Like father, like son? Rand Paul says he's "thinking about" 2016
In this 2011 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks to his father former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. / Alex Wong / Getty Images
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said Wednesday he was "thinking about" running for president in 2016, potentially following in the footsteps of his father, former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who sought the Republican nomination for president in 2008 and 2012.
"I do want to be part of the national debate," Rand Paul said in an interview with USA Today
In his first term in office, Paul has made a name for himself as a tea party favorite with many of the same libertarian leanings as his father.
"I think the Republican Party is in danger of becoming a permanent minority party if we keep going in the same direction we are going," Paul said. "We're no longer competitive on the West Coast or in New England, but I think we could be with a little more of a libertarian bent."
Rand Paul delivers Tea Party's SOTU response
Following President Obama's State of the Union address and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's Republican response Tuesday night, Paul delivered a speech that was billed as the official tea party response. He made sure to take on both Democrats and Republicans.
"Both parties have been guilty of spending too much, of protecting their sacred cows, of backroom deals in which everyone up here wins, but every taxpayer loses," he said. "It is time Democrats admit that not every dollar spent on domestic programs is sacred. And it is time Republicans realize that military spending is not immune to waste and fraud."
Also today, Paul announced he would place a hold on the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director until he gets further answers to questions about the Obama administration's use of drone strikes to combat terrorism.
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LA is right Bob, Evidently you don't read much, or pay attention to much of anything.
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Ron and Rand have said that young people should be allowed to get out if they want and perhaps eventually do away with the bankrupt program. However they have never advocated kicking anyone off and throwing them in the street. You seem to have a reading comprehension problem.
http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Ron_Paul_Social_Security.htm
That's not the founders definition of liberty, where did you get that odd idea. You know it's curious though, with both Liberoons and Marxist's everything is economic determinism. You want to call me a fascist prick, that's up to you, but although I do have a prick, I'm not by any stretch of the the imagination a fascist.
Something is amiss in your think housing group bob, if you want to say you can have a say about the system, but the system can have no say over you. It doesn't work like that, bob. It doesn't work like that with any human institution. If you have an example of one that works the way you want government to work, name it. Otherwise you have no legitimacy at all. You are just a spoiled brat that insists things be the way you say they ought to be. Now I know that your a solipsist, so none of that can make any sense to you whatsoever. But whether it makes good sense to you or not, that's the way it is. Why do you think the Liberoons poll 1-2% of the vote bob? It's cause they know you are anti reality.
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You're right, I do want my economic and personal liberty, I don't want to be told by anyone what I can or can't do in respect to either one. Having said that, I happen to live in a country with a constitutional republic form of government, it's not perfect but by staying here I accept it. I understand I must follow the rule of law (the constitution), I do so willingly just like many other libertarian leaning individuals. Most libertarian leaning politicians I have followed seem to try to follow the rule of law RolloOfTheNormans replies:
That's not the founders definition of liberty, where did you get that odd idea. You know it's curious though, with both Liberoons and Marxist's everything is economic determinism. You want to call me a fascist prick, that's up to you, but although I do have a prick, I'm not by any stretch of the the imagination a fascist.
Something is amiss in your think housing group bob, if you want to say you can have a say about the system, but the system can have no say over you. It doesn't work like that, bob. It doesn't work like that with any human institution. If you have an example of one that works the way you want government to work, name it. Otherwise you have no legitimacy at all. You are just a spoiled brat that insists things be the way you say they ought to be. Now I know that your a solipsist, so none of that can make any sense to you whatsoever. But whether it makes good sense to you or not, that's the way it is. Why do you think the Liberoons poll 1-2% of the vote bob? It's cause they know you are anti reality.
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You're right, I do want my economic and personal liberty, I don't want to be told by anyone what I can or can't do in respect to either one. Having said that, I happen to live in a country with a constitutional republic form of government, it's not perfect but by staying here I accept it. I understand I must follow the rule of law (the constitution), I do so willingly just like many other libertarian leaning individuals. In fact I would say most libertarian leaning politicians make preserving the constitution their number one priority. On the other hand most modern democrap or repubic Presidents have totally shredded the rule of law (the constitution), so for people to say Ron Paul or whoever wants to overthrow the republic and have anarchism is simply ridiculous.
Point is your taking part in political discussion as anarchist is logically indefensible. Leaving it unsaid that *NO* form of government except your imaginary fantasy owner's paradise is not completely honest with everybody here. IOW, you really ought to just clam up bob, cause you have no place in the system. In fact you do not acknowledge the system is legitimate.
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Individual liberty means being able to make your own decisions with your own property, while respecting others' rights to do the same. That's not anarchism, that's the golden rule. Who are you to tell me I can't participate in our system of government, you are a fascist p r i c k.
Both Pauls are stone liars, and will say whatever they need to to try to be popular.
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Ben Jordon is a pornographer and child rapist. See how easy it is to make a drive by comment without any evidence whatsoever.
Let me start. He wants to eliminate social security period. Yes, all the money and you and I have been contributing at 6.2% of our wages since we were 16 years old.
Social security, and my share, is one of the few issues I pay attention to these days.
Oh yes, I pay attention to the cost of living increase for those on social security already.
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Neither Ron or Rand Paul have ever said anything about taking away anyone's Social Security. Get out more, put the pipe down.
C'mon now bob, you and I have talked about this before. Just fess up you Liberoons are closet anarchist. You want to ***** foot around the issue, but deep in your heart you believe each individual to be sovereign and subject to no other man or group of men.
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I do, so what's your point?