Comments on: Is 14 Year Old CPAC Star The Future Of The GOP?

[omnibus66]

He may be a smart kid with good ideas, but he can't run for president for another 21 years. What's the GOP going to do in the meantime?

If he runs 21 years from now, most likely it won't be as a Republican. Assuming that the current leaders (Limbaugh, McConnell, Boehner) of that party continue down their current path, there will soon be no Republican party.

But they could change their name, re institute the true values of their party, select new leaders, and once again become a viable force in our government. That would be a good thing.

[robinspp]

Republican Party lacks brain power. They relay on Rush Limbo, Joe the plumber, and now the 14 year kid. Conservatives will never believe on science and research, they think only on religion. They are backward thinker?s not forward thinkers.

[ramos1129]

What does it say about the Republican Party when its leaders are Rush Limbaugh, a fat arrogant drug addict, Jindal who looks like Mortimer Smerd (Mad Magazine) and a 14 year old activisit (he is the most literate of the three) who makes more sense than Limbaugh or Jindal?

Pity the Republicans......

[bookaholic]

I find it amusing that liberals are lampooning this well-educated, articulate young guy. The schools they support are seemingly unable to teach kids much more than recycling.

And, who are they to talk? The way their floundering president and his compatriots have performed in the months since his election is a disgrace. Obama screams the sky is falling in order to get through his socialist-leaning programs and contributes to and perpetuates our economic troubles. He says he's against earmarks, then signs a bill with 8,000 of them in it. He says he's against lobbyists in government, then places so many of them in his administration that they are outnumbered only by tax cheats. He responds to our economic challenges by addressing greenhouse gases. It's the Keystone Cops, only they hold the fate of the world in their fumbling hands. Heaven help us with this pleasant, well-speaking, clueless amateur in charge.

[cbsantispin]

I know Republicans are desperate, but robbing the cradle too? LOL

[hamiltongrad]

Good for him. Smart kid.

[homespunlady]

This is one of the kids that will be PAYING for the financial madness of the last couple of decades.

Give him a break - at least he's not chowing down and DROOLING in front of the latest violence brainwashing "shooter" video game after sleeping through the day in the mass babysitting operation they've misnamed "Public schools".

As far as the homeschooling aspect, surprise, there are ALL KINDS of home-schoolers from ultra wealthy, liberal, conservative, religious, nonreligious and even poor fed up with a totally useless, uncaring and dangerous education system aimed at creating a nation of "would you like fries with that" automatons. "IDIOCRACY" at it's finest.

I like the kid. He's got guts, ambition and thought - the rest will come with experience and he's working on that.

[kansas1946]

I think the whole thing is kind of creepy. What 14 year old cares about politics.He knows nothing about life because he has been sheltered and kept away from everything his whole life. Only Republicans would be marching out some robot 14 year old to promote their cause. He is probably a nice and smart kid but he is just being used.

[chitown639]

Wow...talk about The Hitler Youth...another generation of innocence deeply indoctrinated in the politics of hate-mongering and fear-peddling....

[tmittelstaed]

Listen to his speech. He uses he terms "people's rights" multiple times. Thus, to be internally consistent - which I am sure he is - the government cannot make a law outlawing abortion because to do so would infringe on an individual's right to have an abortion.
it's clear that Jonathan understands that the Republican party will never become the majority party as long as they attempt to use public policy to force their beliefs on people. Virtually everything he advocates is completely contrary to how GWB operated when President. What is also clear is that Jonathan's audience of Republicans don't understand what he is talking about.
It would be interesting to hear Johnathan's opinions on how Wall Street should or should not be regulated. One of the fundamental problems with the small government scenario he is advocating is that when people try to implement it in practice they cannot do it without creating an atmosphere where criminals can take advantage of people and damage the public good. I very much doubt that Johnathan concerns himself with these sticky issues, which is why nobody can really criticize him - because fundamentally, he isn't saying anything of importance.