Romney/Paul friendship

[mosquitobite]

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to despise someone just because you disagree with their policies. We could all learn a lot more from the good Dr.

This. Anyone who is involved in local politics and sees the nastiness that gets involved when people take it personal understands why many people are turned off from politics! LOL!

 

[jolynna]

No, I think you and a small minority are not on the same page as all of us, who can get past our small differences because we see the big picture. We have a number of necessary demands for our support that Romney is not willing to do, most notably on foreign policy, sound money, real budget cuts, no liberty-stripping laws like NDAA and the Patriot Act. These are not small demands, but vital ones to those in this movement.

What hurts the movement is selling out and getting tied in with a politican who doesn't stand for the exact reasons that attracted us all to Dr. Paul in the first place.

Not to mention it would be political suicide, with the Obama rhetoric machine kicking into high gear, and Romney and Ron can't even get on the same message, and they won't, because they don't agree on quite a few HUGE topics and Ron doesn't compromise in his rhetoric, which will contradict Romney's. Neither will go for that.

Please stop with this Romney/Ron alliance. If there is one, then it's only mutual interest to get the other 2 out of the way first before they duke it out... He'd concede the election for Rand's sake before he jumped on with Romney in a move that could destroy the whole movement. Ron doesn't want it. Romney doesn't want it. Stop dreaming....

I agree.

Foreign policy, sound money, real budget cuts and NO civil-liberty assaults like NDAA & Patriot Act ARE the movement.

We've already GOT plenty of war, military spending, fiat money, propping up bankrupt banks with trillions of $$$$ of debt and assaults on civil liberty with Obama.

What would be the point of voting for MORE of the same or WORSE? Romney hasn't even OFFERED to do anything different. Just the opposite. He wants MORE military spending and BIGGER armies. He JUSTIFIED Obama's signing of the NDAA.

Romney's big pledge is NOT being Obama. Whooptie do.

 

[jolynna]

In my opinion, tying Ron Paul to Romney taints Ron Paul.

Because it implies that Romney's stances might not be "so bad". When they are.

Ron Paul would LITERALLY have to stand up and defend the unconstitutional murder of innocents (both American and Foreign) as Romney's lackey.

I am not o.k. with that. I do not believe Ron Paul would be either.

 

[BlackTerrel]

Does anyone (other than a few) think that Ron and Mitt's friendship extends beyond Romney letting Ron stay at his house when his flight was delayed? Some here seem to think that Ron has thrown away everything he has ever fought for and is spending your money to help Mitt Romney (someone who is the opposite of him on almost every issue) win or get himself a VP slot which (at least to me) seems impossible to believe. What is your opinion?

I'm not a big fan of the "I don't think this but some people I know say that...." The three dots are usually followed by something offensive that the OP doesn't want to take the flak for. If you're going to claim something then claim it - don't stand behind the "some people say" argument.

Personally I don't believe for one second that Ron Paul is spending our money to help Mitt Romney win and in fact I'd say that is an unbelievable statement that holds no weight.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to despise someone just because you disagree with their policies. We could all learn a lot more from the good Dr.

This. By the way most of my friends are either apathetic or voting Obama. I don't plan on throwing them in the river. We disagree on politics - so be it, life is short.

 

[BlackTerrel]

Although I agree with you, I will never be able to marry a woman who is pro-choice. Sorry, that is where I draw the line.

And I will never watch basketball with anyone who denies me free beer

 

[Danke]

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Oh fuck, he's back.

 

[Machiavelli]

My user name maybe explain his intentions

 

[parocks]

The reality that most here miss is that Ron has far more patience than most of us young'uns. He's been fighting for 40 years to make small gains for the cause of liberty, and he's done it largely by working within the system while still holding onto his principles.

If Romney offers some REAL opportunity to advance the cause of liberty (and I have no idea what that opportunity could possibly be), to Ron that's a meaningful offer put on the table. To us, we have a tendency to confuse "not compromising principles" with "not compromising on your demands."

I think history may reveal that Ron Paul and his supporters are not necessarily as much on the same page as it seems. And if that's the case, it's not Ron Paul's fault, it's his supporters', for seeing in him what they want to see instead of what actually is. Sort of like how if Ron doesn't get the nomination and doesn't run third party, the faction of RP supporters who have it in their heads that "OF COURSE he will run third party if he doesn't get the nomination!" may be in for a sobering reality when Ron does exactly what he's been saying over and over again, which is to not run third party.

Personally I think Ron's friendship/alliance with Romney could very well work out in a positive way.

A Paul on a Romney ticket. Romney did not speak at a caucus in Iowa, Nevada, Colorado or Minnesota. He did come to Maine and spoke at 2. F Romney.

TPTB are not comfortable with Santorum. They don't like him, don't want him to be President. Yes, they might think that Santorum would be easier for Obama to beat than Romney, but they don't think like that. They want 2 acceptable candidates. Unknowns like Santorum don't win. Santorum will either fall off naturally or the MSM will beat him up.

I like the graphics of the ad, but I'd say let's just leave Santorum alone.

 

[Johncjackson]

It's ironic that many on these boards critisize Ron for not being a smart politician, and for once he is being politically smart and people bash him for being friends with Romney. I think its a smart political move. I think Ron should keep doing things like this. Maybe Rand has encouraged it. who knows. Lets face it..... odds are that Romney is the Nominee.(77% chance on intrade) Getting close to him is not a bad idea.

This.
Plus this isn't about one election and certainly not one office. Anyone who thought so was operating under false pretenses and seriously misguided political assumptions.

 

[r3volution]

i think Ron just likes his sideburns . And MItt just wants some of Carols chocolate chip cookies .

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

I'm not a big fan of the "I don't think this but some people I know say that...." The three dots are usually followed by something offensive that the OP doesn't want to take the flak for. If you're going to claim something then claim it - don't stand behind the "some people say" argument.

Personally I don't believe for one second that Ron Paul is spending our money to help Mitt Romney win and in fact I'd say that is an unbelievable statement that holds no weight.



This. By the way most of my friends are either apathetic or voting Obama. I don't plan on throwing them in the river. We disagree on politics - so be it, life is short.

Forget it. I edited out my post because I'm not going to bother arguing with someone who puts words in my mouth and doesn't know what he is talking about. What three dots?

 

[Fort Lauderdale]

 

[ProBlue33]

I think the focus of both Mitt & Ron is the same right now, push Newt & Rick out of the race, a semi-truce to accomplish the same goals, they may have talked about it.
Then they understand they will face off against each other, each thinks they can do better with those 2 gone. And they are both right, where do the really anti-Romney people go after those 2 are out, NOBP. And the neo-cons that want a world empire are forced to go with Mitt perhaps grudgingly. However that could create some soft delegates on both sides that could be influenced at a brokered convention, making it very interesting.