We love freedom... but not all types of freedom

[luzribeiro]

Curious how things quickly turn around, as soon as they don't happen to match the official partisan narrative of your political camp. So, big guvmint = bad; but big police state = good. Got it.

Civil War Breaks Out Over Rand Paul On Fox's 'The Five'

The predictable reactions from the mainstream Republicans to his 13-hour filibuster effort aside,

Comments

[mahnmut]

It's entertaining to watch these guys twist into all sorts of pretzels to accommodate the party line.

[sandwichwarrior]

The party line is in flux, the newcomers are challenging the old guard and the old guard is pulling an "enemy mine" with the opposition in the hopes of holding onto what power they have. What can I say except...

[dexeron]

The problem is, for all of the talk about "smaller government," the Republican Party (or at least it's leadership) is not actually concerned with size of government so much as who gets to hold its reigns. They're honestly not all that different from the Democratic Party in that regard: both want for the government to manage certain spheres. It's just that those spheres don't really overlap for the most part, and in both cases folks will claim that the stuff within their sphere is the "proper" role of government and stuff outside it is "overreach

[htpcl]

I say a Trump/Palin ticket would be best - for shits'n'giggles sake.

[luzribeiro]

Now wouldn't that be epic!

[dexeron]

I'd adore that just for the SNL sketches and Daily Show commentary

[luvdovz]

Well, at least they had an actual discussion this time.

[oportet]

He won't get past this round as a Republican, probably ever. I figure he'll eventually do what Ron did, maybe give Independent or Libertarian a try, maybe come back and give Republican a shot if the numbers look good.

I don't think he's as smart as his paw - but he's more relatable - there's not as much of the 'why don't you idiots understand what I'm trying to explain to you?' tone behind his rants.

I'm not claiming he'd have a legit chance as an indy now - but Hillary is becoming more unlikable by the day, and the Republicans will likely put up someone with the charisma of brick - so why not now? Make some rich and famous friends and make the charge without a party.

[telemann]

Republicans will likely put up someone with the charisma of brick -

Along with the brains of a brick, so...

[sandwichwarrior]

Which will still be better than the alternative.

[telemann]

Proving my point for me.

[kylinrouge]

Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio... I can't tell if it's a Republican primary or the circus has arrived.

[sandwichwarrior]

Where as with Hillary we know it's the mob.

Nice country you have here, be a shame if something happened to it. ;)

[kylinrouge]

I'm still hoping for Sanders. For once my primary vote might actually matter here in New York. It's such a solid Hillary state.

[telemann]

Yeah, it's what, a 20 ring circle of candidates at this point and still growing? Dante's Inferno didn't have that many circles in hell

Who knew there that was that much variety of crazy.!