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In reply to the discussion: Do you think it is sound logic that whatever Rand Paul is for, you should be against? [View all]bemildred
(90,061 posts)39. It is an abstract as hominem. It assumes Paul is always wrong.
This would make Paul a sort of anti-genius. You could use him to get rich in the markets. You could use him to outsmart our enemies. Just ask him what to do, and do the opposite, guaranteed you win. The idea has lots of possiblities, if only it made sense.
And if you agree they can attack any position you hold that Paul happens to agree with, like say foreign interventions.
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Do you think it is sound logic that whatever Rand Paul is for, you should be against? [View all]
quinnox
Sep 2013
OP
And yet those same voices find themselves aligned with Rove, Cheney and Rummy.
Nuclear Unicorn
Sep 2013
#4
No ... now let's hear what Dick Cheney thinks ... and McCain, and Graham too ...
JoePhilly
Sep 2013
#5
Your argument is facile, because you conflate things that have relevance to the political sphere
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#9
No--what I'm suggesting is that to put Rand Paul in the same league as John Kerry or President Obama
msanthrope
Sep 2013
#28
I haven't seen anyone put Rand Paul "in the same league" as the others you mention
markpkessinger
Sep 2013
#31
Well, it should make you think twice, at least. The Pauls are self-important scumbags. nt
onehandle
Sep 2013
#10
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy. Rand Paul is an idiot, but he's a useful one sometimes.
Erose999
Sep 2013
#15
Not sure whether he genuinely believes that shit, or is merely an unprincipled opportunist. n/t
winter is coming
Sep 2013
#19
No, but it's definitely amusing to see "Rand Paul" and "sound logic" appear in the same sentence.
winter is coming
Sep 2013
#18
Not necessarily. Now if Sanders and Warren turn out to be for something that Paul is against,
pampango
Sep 2013
#20
Same goes for McSame, Boner,Graham, and the other Chickenhawks whom Obama has gone to
NightWatcher
Sep 2013
#33