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It almost sounds too good to be true.

lettergram 12y ago
Given he was one of the Senators forcing the government shutdown based on values, I suspect he is one of the more honest politicians. That being said, an honest politician... It's almost like we need another word other than politician.
- saryant 12y ago
  The word is statesmen, few qualify for it.
- Rapzid 12y ago
  This wasn't so many years ago.. Wasn't just about everything that group was doing, or not doing, around that time an attempt to sabotage the POTUS? I mean, that did happen didn't it?
  - jebblue 12y ago
    They were trying to keep POTUS from sabotaging the United Stated of America. That is what they were doing.
- chrisbennet 12y ago
  Hey, if you can't get your way through voting, take the country hostage...
meepmorp 12y ago
Well, he has effectively zero chance of becoming president, so it is kinda too good to be true.
- AnthonyMouse 12y ago
  Isn't that what they said about Barack Obama?
  - cowsandmilk 12y ago
    no... Barack Obama was viewed as a major contender for the Democratic Party nomination from the beginning of the primaries. He and Hillary were the only two candidates that had raised over $20MM in the first 3 months of 2007. So, 19 months before the election, the two serious democratic candidates had already taken the lead. In January 2008, Obama won 3 of the 4 first primaries, and tied with Hillary in the 4th. Rand Paul is viewed as following in his father's footsteps, who was never taken seriously by the national party. In his best performance in 2012, Ron Paul only won the primary in the US Virgin Islands.
    - AnthonyMouse 12y ago
      I distinctly recall a whole slew of pundits ready to hold a coronation for Hillary Clinton in 2007 prior to a single primary vote being cast. The Republican field is completely different, of course, but that's why Rand Paul could win. The "front runner" has less than 17% of the vote and there are less than ten percentage points between #1 and #7. Those are exactly the conditions under which a candidate who can differentiate himself can succeed by capturing the entirety of his own base while the base of the other camp is split between several different candidates.
    - tarikjn 12y ago
      > In his best performance in 2012, Ron Paul only won the primary in the US Virgin Islands. In the popular vote, true, but in number of delegates, once the counts were tallied, Ron Paul won Iowa, Maine, Minnesota and Louisiana. Ron Paul also had a solid financial campaign in 2012, not the largest fund, but likely the best managed. his performance was in large part diminished by media bashing on the eve of any primary elections in which polls were in his favor. For example, see CNN's Gloria Borger interview cut, which was quite outrageous.

Given he was one of the Senators forcing the government shutdown based on values, I suspect he is one of the more honest politicians. That being said, an honest politician... It's almost like we need another word other than politician.

saryant 12y ago
The word is statesmen, few qualify for it.
Rapzid 12y ago
This wasn't so many years ago.. Wasn't just about everything that group was doing, or not doing, around that time an attempt to sabotage the POTUS? I mean, that did happen didn't it?
- jebblue 12y ago
  They were trying to keep POTUS from sabotaging the United Stated of America. That is what they were doing.
chrisbennet 12y ago
Hey, if you can't get your way through voting, take the country hostage...

meepmorp 12y ago

Well, he has effectively zero chance of becoming president, so it is kinda too good to be true.

AnthonyMouse 12y ago
Isn't that what they said about Barack Obama?
- cowsandmilk 12y ago
  no... Barack Obama was viewed as a major contender for the Democratic Party nomination from the beginning of the primaries. He and Hillary were the only two candidates that had raised over $20MM in the first 3 months of 2007. So, 19 months before the election, the two serious democratic candidates had already taken the lead. In January 2008, Obama won 3 of the 4 first primaries, and tied with Hillary in the 4th. Rand Paul is viewed as following in his father's footsteps, who was never taken seriously by the national party. In his best performance in 2012, Ron Paul only won the primary in the US Virgin Islands.
  - AnthonyMouse 12y ago
    I distinctly recall a whole slew of pundits ready to hold a coronation for Hillary Clinton in 2007 prior to a single primary vote being cast. The Republican field is completely different, of course, but that's why Rand Paul could win. The "front runner" has less than 17% of the vote and there are less than ten percentage points between #1 and #7. Those are exactly the conditions under which a candidate who can differentiate himself can succeed by capturing the entirety of his own base while the base of the other camp is split between several different candidates.
  - tarikjn 12y ago
    > In his best performance in 2012, Ron Paul only won the primary in the US Virgin Islands. In the popular vote, true, but in number of delegates, once the counts were tallied, Ron Paul won Iowa, Maine, Minnesota and Louisiana. Ron Paul also had a solid financial campaign in 2012, not the largest fund, but likely the best managed. his performance was in large part diminished by media bashing on the eve of any primary elections in which polls were in his favor. For example, see CNN's Gloria Borger interview cut, which was quite outrageous.