Showing posts with label Rand Paul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rand Paul. Show all posts
After Budget Deal, A Sense Of Futility Grows In Congress
by Nick Timiraos. Cowards kicking the can. Congress ended an 11th-hour showdown when the Senate passed a bill Friday that raises the debt ceiling for the last time during Barack Obama’s presidency. Many policy makers wish it could be the last such standoff in a long-running drama over the nation’s borrowing limit. The
brinkmanship has grown so ... MORE
Here’s How Rand Paul Wins The Next GOP Debate
by Josh Guckert. The last few weeks have been excellent for the Rand Paul campaign. After being left for dead by numerous media outlets, Paul has experienced new-found momentum, polling in the top five both nationally and in Iowa. He has energized thousands of college students through Students for Rand, and is gaining exposure which he had ... MORESenator Mike Lee: Let's Be Honest About The Debt Limit
Here we go again. The federal government has predictably maxed out its credit card for the fifth time in the last four years. The Treasury Department now insists there will be “catastrophic economic consequences” unless the debt limit is raised by Nov. 3. If that wasn’t depressing enough, consider that Congress has less than two ... MORERumors Of Paul Campaign’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
by Josh Guckert. A CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday morning shows Rand Paul firmly in the hunt for the Republican nomination, as he is tied with 2008 runner-up Mike Huckabee and within the margin of error of overtaking both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, who are tied for third place behind Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Paul does exceptionally ... MOREWhy These "Libertarianism-Is-Over” Stories Are Dumb
by Jack Hunter. I’ve been asked about these types of articles a few times now. Earlier this month, Fox News published “The collapse of Rand Paul and the libertarian moment that never was,” by Jerry Taylor, president of the Niskanen Center, a Washington, DC think tank. Taylor wrote, “If there were any significant support for Libertarian ... MOREOlivia Nuzzi: Alex Jones Endorses Rand Paul
‘America needs real change’ Hot off his surprise interview with the reclusive Matt Drudge, the excited radio host texts to say he thinks Clinton is ‘too corrupt and evil’ for the presidency—and Paul is his man. In late September, Rand Paul announced that he had been endorsed by eight people: Fox News’s John Stossel; his own father, former ... MOREEvidence Suggests Most Americans Are Really Embracing Big Government Paternalism Over Individual Liberty
by Jerry Taylor. The Founders weep while King George smiles. The libertarian moment in American politics—foretold just last year in the New York Times magazine—is like the horizon; always retreating as we advance upon it. The political events of 2015 are a brutal reminder about how far this country is from embracing libertarianism and how alien ... MORE
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