Politics and Religion

He certainly is part of the establishment...
JackDunphy 344 reads
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And he'll be a "go along to get along" kinda guy which means...drumroll please...more spending, more debt and a "reasonable" tax hike. Ugh...

for dynasties? I'm wondering if many of them, in another life, were Tories, and miss their Royal Family!   ;)

Nothing to do with dynasties, just don't think he is the guy for the problems we have. If I thought otherwise, I would vote for him in a heartbeat.

He would be a very serious contender though, especially due to electorally rich Florida and his very strong Hispanic ties.

salonpas351 reads

......or the round mound of Bridgegate fame Mr Chris Christie......lol

It's complicated. Lol. There are two issues. Electability vs problem solver. I am a deficit/debt hawk as I think those issues will destroy us. The math is clear to me on that. That's why the tea party types appeal to me so much. But many of those, like Cruz, are unelectable, imo.  

The one name I keep gravitating to is Rand Paul. He brings conservative/libertarian ideas on matters financial and is reaching many on the left and right re: civil liberties. He is a serious guy and comes off very reasonable to people, imo, whether you agree with him or not. So I think he will represent the tea party wing and square off against either Christie or Bush to represent the more moderate wing.

Still need to hear more from Rand and he does seem to be moderating his more isolationist tone as of late but he would get my vote today.

Rand Paul too.  He is my vote for honest, I just don't know where he stands with the insurance I so desperately need this open enrollment.  Zeb Bush is a fucking nightmare, we already know he can steal an election.  No more Bushes and the rich getter richer.  Fuck that.

DA_Flex289 reads

OMG!,  I'm agreeing with this nut job.  I actually like Paul, but I'm not sure if what he is currently promoting is atually what he believes.  However, Rand Paul is not a tea party looney and never has been.

Posted By: JackDunphy
It's complicated. Lol. There are two issues. Electability vs problem solver. I am a deficit/debt hawk as I think those issues will destroy us. The math is clear to me on that. That's why the tea party types appeal to me so much. But many of those, like Cruz, are unelectable, imo.  
   
 The one name I keep gravitating to is Rand Paul. He brings conservative/libertarian ideas on matters financial and is reaching many on the left and right re: civil liberties. He is a serious guy and comes off very reasonable to people, imo, whether you agree with him or not. So I think he will represent the tea party wing and square off against either Christie or Bush to represent the more moderate wing.  
   
 Still need to hear more from Rand and he does seem to be moderating his more isolationist tone as of late but he would get my vote today.

another shade of Bush. The war aspects of GWB aside, he was too much of a Progressive on domestic and financial issues. Maybe his brother Jeb is different but he hasn't shown it yet.

And he'll be a "go along to get along" kinda guy which means...drumroll please...more spending, more debt and a "reasonable" tax hike. Ugh...

Tax hikes for even bigger spending cuts to result in deficit reduction. Reagan couldn't pull it off but the House was solid Democrat back then. Still, it was a short sighted thing for Jeb to put out there. Now, if it was contained in an overall tax reform plan, tax revenues could be increased in a logical way.

Plus Jeb is too much like his brother George when it comes to things like education. Jeb is a solid supporter of Common Core.

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