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ErikJ

(6,335 posts)
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 02:50 AM Apr 2014

Rand 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
even a stopped clock Sherman A1 Apr 2014 #1
7 years ago jakeXT Apr 2014 #2
Anyone else see pitchforks and torches (and teabags) in their mind's eye? Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2014 #3
I sense some tea-bagger heads getting ready to explode groundloop Apr 2014 #4
And... his presidential campaign is officially over. eom tarheelsunc Apr 2014 #5
Well, He Will Not be the 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee erpowers Apr 2014 #6

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
1. even a stopped clock
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 04:27 AM
Apr 2014

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?

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
6. Well, He Will Not be the 2016 Republican Presidential Nominee
Thu Apr 24, 2014, 11:38 AM
Apr 2014

I never really thought he had a chance, but now I am pretty certain he will not win the nomination.

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