Recent content by The Deacon

I've been sympathetic to Trump's foreign policy compared to the other candidates, but now Trump wants 30,000 more troops in Syria? I'll pass.

This is the kind of establishment assault that would have happened to Ron if he'd won early in 08 or 12.

What surprised me was a poll a few days ago which included a question on the second choice of each candidate. Bush, Rubio, and Christie were the second choice for about half of Rand voters combined. Cruz got 4% of Rand's support, Trump 0%. This shows that rank-and-file Rand supporters won't...

I believe I read somewhere that Hillary and Bernie had a 93% similar voting record in the Senate (I can't find the exact site now). Bernie is not anti-war or anti-establishment. Other than gender, he is basically the same person as Hillary.

Nobody. No one deserves to have that much power. If I had to pick a current candidate? Trump because foreign policy.

Creepy conservatives want to bring back the draft and register our daughters for it. I would've liked to have seen Cruz or Trump get a chance at that question.

Hillary has such a nasty personality. Can't see how so many like her. Hill vs. Cruz would be the two most unlikable people in a single general election, if it happened. I'm turning it off already...unwatchable.

People aren't supporting Trump because they think he's a small government guy or true conservative. They're supporting him because he's pushing right-wing nationalism. Anti-excessive immigration, anti-BS trade deals, even anti-war (Trump said he was against Iraq War in the debate). Plus, he's...

Rand did all right, but he didn't get any time! Trump and Bush got way more time to speak. It's hard for him to stand out if he doesn't even get a chance. Rand is still really struggling on the Iran deal, though.

The most electrifying man in political entertainment!

It is odd to me that Rand is pandering to the KY electorate on issues like drugs and abortion, but then the Civil Rights Act is a different story? He shouldn't have tried to oppose it, since he isn't running as a straight-line libertarian in the first place. If you're going to deviate and...

He's a puppet in a lot of ways though. Someone else would (or will if he loses this year) be in his place doing the same things.

"Hot Air", which is a joke although I post there, had a headline ripping on Gary Johnson for some reason, saying "Here's a Republican the Democrats like" or something along those lines. Some especially annoying, dedicated anti-Ron Paul posters there.

Isn't their view that we don't have rights in the first place? Why go through the motions of formally stripping them?

Details here. Thoughts? This could be a great tool in the war of ideas if it pans out since high school age children are very impressionable. With a ton of children in poor public schools (or liberal/statist facilities where they aren't learning anything or learning garbage), this could be...