Watts is endorsing Rand Paul for President based largely on the fact that Paul is really the only Republican making an effort to outreach with the black community (especially on criminal justice reform efforts.) Good for Watts! #StandWithRand
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presid...rse-rand-paul/
Didn't JC also endorse BHO? I think Rand would be a good President. He would seem really good after what we've seen the last few Presidents. All about being a great communicator. If he can communicate the conservative message well, then he will have a chance. I too like him going into the black communities. He has a message that "you can do better than this", and they can. Young voters seem to favor him too.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-----Winston Churchill
I know JC was talking about endorsing BHO but I didn't know if he ever went through with it.
Of course Colin Powell endorsed BHO twice because of BHOs strict conservative policies.
Colin Powell should hide in shame after endorsing BHO. You think he would have endorsed a white guy with the same ideas and values? Not a chance. I thought Powell's "character" was deeper than that. Still somewhat shocked. Seems to be rather quiet these days. Can't blame him.Originally Posted by okie52
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-----Winston Churchill
He's hiding in shame for lying to the American people and the United Nations. He likely supported Obama out of guilt for his part in getting us into that unfunded war that we are 12 years into and all we did was create a vacuum.
Let me remind you that a slew of Dems were for those "unfunded" wars, (especially the one in Afghanistan) including the next Democratic Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, someone you will vote for undoubtedly.
A lot of what the Feds do today is "unfunded", that's why we sit at 18 Trillion in debt, will be 20 by the time BHO leaves office. The vacuum was created when we picked up and left Iraq...entirely, despite the pleas of top Military advisors. Got to placate that leftist base. What we have today is so predictable.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, it's inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-----Winston Churchill
I said war not wars. Selling Iraq is where Powell was doing the sales pitch. I just tire of the right griping about our grandchildren's future with regard to spending they disagree with but they seem to remain silent when it comes to giving the money to the defense industry. It makes the griping hollow and invalid to me.
I'm fine with defense industry cuts...maybe 2-3% a year for 15 years or so to diminish the impact and get us down to where we are somewhere near a 2-1 advantage over the next biggest spender which is China.
Now would you support a balanced budget amendment or is that something that is unpalatable to the left?
No. He said he considered voting for Obama -- based on negro solidarity and all of that jazz.
I think a similar approach on domestic spending would be appropriate.
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Put a lid on it! Kiss it goodbye. We gave it away, and apparently thought it made sense to do so.
ANYBODY endorsing Beary or any sorry a*sed democrat ought to be in hiding, withered up in corner from shame.
Put a lid on it! Kiss it goodbye. We gave it away, and apparently thought it made sense to do so.
The Libs can't/won't see it.
Put a lid on it! Kiss it goodbye. We gave it away, and apparently thought it made sense to do so.
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Was disappointed with Rand's decision to sign off on the Cotton letter. Assumed he was above being bought out by AIPAC and the neoconservatives.
And Powell gave up any and all credibility as a serious foreign policy thinker when he acquiesced to the foolhardy invasion of Iraq.
I completely agree. Honestly, I think it was a problem of him not thinking through the consequences of the letter. There's no getting around how wrong and disappointing that was.
As a moderate I'm all for balancing the budget. Just not at the expense of the middle class and poor.
Remember how Warren Buffet paid less taxes that his secretary?
I have no idea how much it cost but once my bro-in-law was stationed in Guam. The Navy ( thru our tax dollars) sent him to Japan for 10 days to play in the Trans-Pacific Badminton Tournament. Somehow that just didn't seem like the right way to spend the defense budget.
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Back on topic, I kinda like Ru Paul's moderate views. He would be very weak on Foreign Policy tho.
I would consider voting for him.
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I see some are still trying to re-write history.
It's well documented the pressure Cheney put on Powell to lie about Iraq in front of the UN.
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Right. Powell was always uncomfortable with it. Cheney/Wolfowitz/Rumsfeld are responsible for that bull**** in front of the UN,
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