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Related: About this forumRand Paul: Jimmy Carter was better on the budget than Ronald Reagan
Published on Apr 23, 2014
As Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) ponders a presidential bid, he has lately made efforts to wrap himself in the banner of Ronald Reagan. In op-eds and speeches, the libertarian tea partier has increasingly invoked the Republicans' most holy icon, especially after being attacked by members of his party's establishment who have accused him of isolationism...
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Rand Paul: Jimmy Carter was better on the budget than Ronald Reagan (Original Post)
ErikJ
Apr 2014
OP
Anyone else see pitchforks and torches (and teabags) in their mind's eye?
Spitfire of ATJ
Apr 2014
#3
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. even a stopped clock
is right on occasion.
My only response to this particular pronouncement by the esteemed Senator from Kentucky is Well, Duuuuhhhhh! Took You this long to figure that one out?
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)2. 7 years ago
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)3. Anyone else see pitchforks and torches (and teabags) in their mind's eye?
groundloop
(11,521 posts)4. I sense some tea-bagger heads getting ready to explode
(because they can't handle the truth)
tarheelsunc
(2,117 posts)5. And... his presidential campaign is officially over. eom
erpowers
(9,350 posts)6. Well, He Will Not be the 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee
I never really thought he had a chance, but now I am pretty certain he will not win the nomination.