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The last Des Moines Register poll before Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses was just released. Conducted from Tuesday to Friday, Mitt Romney leads with 24 percent, followed by Ron Paul at 22 percent, and Rick Santorum at 15 percent. Newt Gingrich is at 12 percent, Rick Perry 11 percent, and Michele Bachmann at 7 percent.
Consider the last two days of polling separately, however, and it’s Romney at 24 percent, Santorum at 21 percent, and Paul in third at 18 percent. “Momentum’s name is Rick Santorum,” said Register pollster J. Ann Selzer. That said, looking at only the last two days raises the margin of error from plus or minus 4 percent to plus or minus 5.6 percent. Fully 41 percent of likely caucus-goers say they could still be persuaded to change their minds.
The final Des Moines Register polls basically nailed the 2008 Democratic and Republican results in Iowa. The paper’s pollsters have a good reputation. It’s still a competitive race, as Romney and Paul have the best organizations while Santorum’s poll surge will help him draw more votes from Bachmann and other social conservatives.
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Mender| 12.31.11 @ 8:26PM
If this is true, that is a bad thing for the USA. Santorum's obsession with social issues is not what's needed right now.
bill| 12.31.11 @ 10:33PM
That's exactly right.
Jack in Wi.| 1.1.12 @ 11:17AM
No body cares about Rick Santorum or Rick Perry. That is provenby how little action they get on this webbsite. The same can be said about Willard Romney. They will never get the base out to vote and they will get minimal support from dissaffected Democrats, Independents, and the young. No pro war, pro bankster Republican can win a general election in this country. We would better off If Obama was re-elected. At least then we can have an opposition party. With the Bush's all we got is more war, more loss of civil liberties, and more big government.
Dai Alanye | 1.1.12 @ 9:21PM
Santorum's policy of zero corporate taxes for manufacturing -- the economic segment that has led the rush to overseas investment -- is much more than a social issue.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:33PM
He's also got an obsession with financial issues and security issues. he's a good man. Wow, a third place finish for Paul! From your mouth to G-d's ears. That would finish that scrawny treasonous runt's campaign.
Clint| 12.31.11 @ 8:46PM
Santorum Failed To Get Signatures To Qualify For Virginia's Primary And We Conservatives Helped Jettison Santorum And His Girlfriend Arlen Specter Out Of Pennsylvania's Senate.
Santorum's Attempting To Lock Down The Anti-Mormon Vote And The Mainstream Media Smear Bund Agendists Are In The Tank On It, While They Tried To Smear Up Dr. Ron Paul.
The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 9:46AM
Hey, Clinty, it looks like I might have to change my tagline from:
"And, then Clinty woke up in New Hampshire and South Carolina"
to...
"And, then Clinty woke up on Wednesday morning in Iowa."
LMFAO!
Those, who refuse to learn history and the law, are doomed to fall for Ron Paul's bullshit.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 10:50AM
Resist We Much wrote,
" I am a libertarian, not a Conservative nor am I a Republican. "
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 10:59AM
Yes, I am a libertarian and registered Independent.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 10:59AM
Clinty,
You don't sound too confident this morning. LOL!
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 1:31PM
" Gingrich: Romney Would Buy White House If He Could
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Newt Gingrich said Sunday his GOP rival Mitt Romney would buy the presidency if he could.
Speaking to reporters after attending Mass at the St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines, Gingrich said the amount that the former Massachusetts governor will eventually spend on his various campaigns will rival the spending of billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
“Romney would buy the election if he could,” Gingrich said."
The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 5:32PM
Gingrich would buy the White House if he had the money.
Why do you keep bringing up Romney to me? I am NOT a Romney supporter!
Mitt Romney: Flip-Flopping Away, Flip-Flopping Away. You Know The Weaker Your Foundation, The More You'll Be Flip-Flopping Away.
http://predicthistunpredictpas.....-flip.html
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 6:51PM
You're Not A Conservative, You're Not A Republican. What You Are First And Last Ia A Traitor Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad,"Me Zits-Me Munch.",Who Is Scared Of Our Tea Party Co-Favorite Presidential Candidate, Dr.Ron Paul.
You Wrote,
" I am a libertarian, not a Conservative nor am I a Republican. "
The Tea Party Steps On The Israel Firster Traitor Smear Bund Broad, "Me Zits-Me Munch".
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 7:47PM
So, Ron Paul doesn't want the libertarian and independent vote? I'll make sure to tell my friends in the movement, who do support him, that their money and votes are not wanted.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Dai Alanye | 1.1.12 @ 9:25PM
I Wonder If There's Something Magical About Using Lots And Lots of Capitol Letters? It Certainly Leads To Magical Thinking.
buT perhapS iT woulD bE betteR tO starT A neW trenD.
Clint| 1.2.12 @ 4:58AM
I'm A Capitalist,Silly.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:35PM
How do you know she's a girl? If she is, she's a great souled one.
Bund is usually used to refer to antisemitic organizations, by the way, Clint. You know, Fritz Kuhn's boys.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 11:59PM
Thanks, Occam. I am indeed a girl. Clinty likes playing the Nazi card. He thinks that it makes him looks smart and kewl. That's what happens when one has been blinded by years of admiring one's skinhead in the mirror and doing too much meth.
Resist We Much! | 1.2.12 @ 12:00AM
LOVE it, Dai!
Clint| 1.2.12 @ 5:07AM
You Israel Firster Smear Bund Crybabies Made Callin' Other Americans Nazis, An Art Form.
http://www.grimmemennesker.dk/.....people.jpg
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund.
Clint| 1.2.12 @ 5:02AM
She Ain't No Soul Man.
Tool Job's American Spectator's Resident Israel Firster Smear Bund Boy.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund.
Resist We Much! | 1.2.12 @ 10:06AM
Nope. Just spreading the truth.
bill| 12.31.11 @ 10:32PM
Santorum is Huckabee, and it's Rick Perry who will get the GOP nod.
In 1980, G. W. Bush won IA, and Ronald Reagan won the GOP nominee.
In 1996, Pat Roberts snatched the IA Caucus, and Bob Dole got the GOP nominee.
In 2008, Huckabee won in IA, and McCain grabbed the GOP nod.
In 2012, Santorum may surprise in IA, but will fade away, as did Huckabee or Pat Roberts.
For GOP contenders, SC and FL matter more than NH and IA, because SC and FL are bigger states, populated with conservative voters.
NH and IA are both swing states. They got it wrong so many times.
Santorum toured all 99 counties in IA, and Iowans liked him.
Rick Perry is the 3 term governor of TX, a state with a population over 25 millions.
Perry has charisma and leadership, and can defeat Obama in a landslide.
Dai Alanye | 1.1.12 @ 9:30PM
Please give it up, Perry is hopeless. Might be a nice guy and wonderful governor (for Texas) but he's tripped over his own tongue so many times he's hard to take seriously. Let him spend the next four years learning national issues and taking lessons in public speaking.
Clint| 12.31.11 @ 11:51PM
The Mainstream Media Smear Bund Has Tried To Ignore Dr.Ron Paul, To Mock Dr.Ron Paul And To Smear Dr.Ron Paul.
We Tea Party Patriots Are Used To It.They Tried To Do It To Us, As Well As Our Tea Party Co-Favorite Dr.Ron Paul.
Bring It Ya Mainstream Media Smear Bund Agendists.
" Here are the numbers for the "adjusted" CNN poll:
Paul 26%
Romney 22%
Santorum 14%
Gingrich 14%
So, both of CNN's headlines in reporting its poll were substantially driven by CNN's decision to exclude Democrats and independents from their polling.
It's certainly true that in any event, the gap between Paul and Romney is not large relative to sampling error, regardless of the composition of the electorate; and it's certainly true that Santorum has risen and Gingrich has fallen relative to previous CNN polling.
Nonetheless, it remains true that the stories CNN told by their headlines were substantially driven by their decision to exclude Democrats and independents from their polling, and therefore, it remains true that the CNN headlines were substantially misleading."
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Mainstream Media Smear Bund.
sanjuro| 1.1.12 @ 12:01AM
I'm also count myself a Tea Party supporter and strongly reject Ron Paul and every paranoid, truther,antisemtic thing he stands for.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 7:49AM
You're An Israel Firster Smear Bund Liar, sanjuro.
Casey Abell| 1.1.12 @ 2:14AM
Obama would love a Paul victory in Iowa most of all. But a Santorum win would be almost as good for Barry.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 7:49AM
No He Wouldn't, Sport.
No Other GOP Candidate Will Draw The Independents And Disappointed Democrats Along With Fed Up GOP Voters That Dr.Ron Paul Will Draw In Iowa And Other States.
The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.
Rosco1776| 1.1.12 @ 8:01AM
Bwahahahahahahaha!! Sorry, I'm from PA and there's a reason he wasn't re-elected. Another war monger RINO!!
Ron Paul 2012 or BU$T !!
Casey Abell| 1.1.12 @ 8:53AM
Oh yeah, Paul would draw lots of independents and Dems with conspiracy theories, bigoted newsletters, and Israel-hate. Hey, it's a great combination for drawing Republicans, too!
Luckily, the loon is starting to fade.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 9:22AM
The Israel Firsters And Their Fellow Traveler Mainstream Media Smear Bund Are Goin' Apoplectic Over Our Tea Party Co-Favorite Dr.Ron Paul.
" Ron Paul’s “Tea Party” money bomb meets $4 million goal
Ron Paul (R-TX), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, ended his “Tea Party” money bomb Sunday at midnight. Mr. Paul succeeded in meeting his fundraising goal of $4 million. The Paul campaign plans on using the grassroots donations for additional campaign activities in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. With the donation ticker still climbing, Mr. Paul has raised more than $4,048,000 as of 9am EDT Monday.
Ron Paul 2012 Campaign Manager John Tate urged supporters to contribute Sunday.
“The more resources we have, the more undecided voters in Iowa and New Hampshire we can contact through email, mail and TV to spread Dr. Paul’s message of liberty and free markets that has him skyrocketing in the polls in the early states,” Mr. Tate wrote.
“The establishment knows Ron Paul is the one candidate who is serious about cutting spending, standing up against assaults on our liberties, restoring sound money, and fighting for a return to constitutional government,” Mr. Tate added."
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 9:44AM
Ron Paul: All Aboard! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Haaaa! Mental Wounds Still Screaming! Driving Me Insane I'm Going Off The Rails On My Crazy Train! (And I Want To Take You Along For The Ride)
http://predicthistunpredictpas.....ha-ha.html
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 10:51AM
Resist We Much wrote,
" I am a libertarian, not a Conservative nor am I a Republican. "
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 10:58AM
Yes, I am a libertarian and registered Independent.
Oldefarte| 1.1.12 @ 10:57AM
And we've all had 'enough' of Clit, no doubt as well:
http://www.gocomics.com/glennmccoy/2012/01/01
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 11:00AM
Yes, sir! Indeed we have.
mike| 1.1.12 @ 11:25AM
do you have anything to say besides making fun of clint? we have enough of that.
Oldefarte| 1.1.12 @ 11:56AM
Yeah, maybe the meaning of 'too short' in the following perhaps????? :
'....Residents tell stories of Paul biking around town in too-short shorts and know it's their congressman in the saddle from his habit of keeping one arm slung low to his side when he's worn out from pedaling....The district runs nearly 200 miles along the Texas coast, skirting Houston's suburban core, and ending north of where Hurricane Rita clipped the coast in 2005. The congressman known as "Dr. No" later stuck to his libertarian principles and voted against federal dollars for Rita recovery efforts......'
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 12:09PM
Yes, Mike. I do. Why don't you go read the thread from yesterday (Huntsman and Paul) and you will see that I was discussing the 1789 Constitutional Convention and why Paul, Clint, and the rest of the fools are wrong about the AUMFs for Iraq and Afghanistan being unconstitutional. They claim that Bush should have been impeached and that both wars were illegal. If so, then they must maintain that Thomas Jefferson and James Madison should have been impeached for the Barbary Wars because Congress did not "declare" war. It "authorised" any necessary military force.
mike| 1.1.12 @ 2:41PM
Resist,
you are right. apologize.
if bush should be impeached, what about obama in libya, or johnson in vietnam, or truman in korea?
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 5:29PM
Obama did not seek prior authorisation. I don't think that Madison and Jefferson would have approved of the War Powers Act. You can read the minutes in the link that I posted. So, Obama definitely committed an impeachable offence, but it would be suicidal for Republicans to impeach him unfortunately. There aren't the 67 votes in the Senate to convict and remove him. It would all be spun in an election year as an attack on him personally, which it most assuredly would not be.
There was no authorisation for Korean, so, yes, for Truman and with Vietnam, we have authorisation - the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. He did get authorisation, but could have been impeached for other reasons related to it.
But, you see, I disagree with Clinty. I don't think that Bush should have been impeached. I may not have supported the Iraq War, but I believe it was legal. Ron Paul wanted to impeach him and claims that the war was "illegal" because Congress never declared war. He maintains the same position on the Afghanistan War, too.
W| 1.1.12 @ 10:44PM
I believe Truman used the UN resolution for Korea.
LBJ went beyond the letter and spirit of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that was adopted after the North Vietnamese attacked, or supposedly attacked, our ship.
Assuming the North Viets attacked our ship how would that justify 600,000 troops in South Vietnam? LBJ used this resolution because he knew Congress would not declare war nor do a real authorization. Most of the Dem party opposed the war.
If anyone should have been impeached for committing us to a major war without congressional approval it was LBJ, especially when he campainged in 1964 against Goldwater that he would not send "American boys to fight an Asian war that Asians should fight."
Happy New Year, Resist We Much
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 11:55PM
W,
Truman did, in fact, use the UN resolution for Korea, which is the problem. Congress did not, to my knowledge, give him prior authorisation. I agree with you on LBJ. My point was that he did get authorisation with the Tonkin Resolution; however, how he got there and where he went afterwards were both areas that could and, perhaps, should have easily led to his impeachment.
Vietnam was a tragedy on a gargantuan scale.
Happy New Year!
W| 1.2.12 @ 9:09AM
Resist
I agree that using the UN resolutions as authority for war is a problem unless Congress authorizes the war to ratify or approve the UN resolution. We are ceding our sovereignty to the UN and NATO to let them decide what wars we fight.
Clinton used NATO as authority for bombing the Serbs to help the Bosnian Muslims. A real smart idea that was. The Muslims really appreciated our help and have been loyal allies to us ever since.
The real problem is Congress has abdicated its responsibility by allowing presidents, Dem and Rep, to conduct wars without congressional approval.
Resist We Much! | 1.2.12 @ 10:00AM
W, I agree 100%.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:39PM
Mike, what we need is a President who will do 3 things:
1) Keep taxes low and cut spending, particularly on ridiculous Democratic touchy-feely crap.
2) Minimize regulation and encourage domestic energy production.
3) Oppose the spread of Sharia.
Santorum and Gingrich will do these things. Paul will not.
W| 1.1.12 @ 10:49PM
Occam,
I saw you want Roy Face in the Hall. I agree. He won 19 straight games in 58-59 as a reliever, and his record in 59 was 18-1. He was only 5'6" about 150lbs. He worked as a carpenter for the County during the off season and after his career.
He threw a forkball that nobody could time and hit.
As for politics, I would like to hear our nominee say he will cut taxes, repeal Obamacare, drill for oil, and kill the terrorrists.
One simple sentence, ten words. Keep it simple, direct, and easy to understand.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 12:46PM
Why Don't You Read What Dr.Ron Paul Said, Israel Firster Smear Bund Liar, " Me Zits-Me Munch".
Neither Jefferson Nor Madison, were " requiring us to follow the confusing dictates of the UN, since that is where the ultimate authority to invade Iraq is coming from — rather than from the American people and the U.S. Constitution.
Transferring authority to wage war, calling it permission to use force to fight for peace in order to satisfy the UN Charter, which replaces the Article I, Section 8 war power provision, is about as close to 1984 "newspeak" that we will ever get in the real world."
The Tea Party Rebellion Is Here And In Iowa.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 12:58PM
I know what Ron Paul has said.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 6:54PM
Obviously You Didn't, BullCrappin' Bloviatin' Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 7:56PM
I know the cat's work. I have been following him for years. I have read his books.
Frankly, I don't know where you got the idea that I am an Israel Firster. Do I take Israel's side over the fanatics in Iran? Damn right, I do, but I also believe that the US shouldn't be the world's policeman. I do not believe in making the world safe for democracy and using Chinese loans to pay for it. I do not believe in intervening in civil wars. If people want to kill each other, LET THEM.
The difference between Ron Paul and I is that I am not naive. I know that the roots of Islamism, which is distinct from Islam, is not American foreign policy. I also know that, sometimes, you really just have to be bloody brutal or don't play at all. Nation-building is for wimps and countries that want to spend themselves into dead empires. Afghanistan should have been given an ultimatum with a reminder of Hiroshima. Give us bin Laden and XYZ or that's what Tora Bora will look like in 48 hours....for starters. No boots.
For whatever reason, you have convinced yourself that I my disapproval of Ron Paul is based on Israel and some weird belief that I support Mitt Romney. Neither is the case, but like the Paulbot you are, nothing can stop you when you are off on a tangent. Fortunately, that is about to come to an end.
There is one thing that makes 2012 different from 2008, which will make a 3rd party run unlikely for Ron Paul and his name is Rand. If Ron runs 3rd party, he will ruin his son's career.
Dai Alanye | 1.1.12 @ 9:53PM
Anyone who reads and understands the Constitution must realize that Congress is by no means limited to declarations of war in dealing with foreign aggression, and has many other tools in its kit, some of them implied. And anyone who pays attention must realize it was the UK's Tony Blair not George W Bush who pushed for UN backing (such as it was) in Iraq.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 12:49PM
Do Your Homework,Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad.
Iraq War Resolution :
" Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 (1990) and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (1991), repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 (1991), and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949 (1994) ;
Whereas in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1), Congress has authorized the President 'to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolution 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677' ;
Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it 'supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1),' that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and 'constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region,' and that Congress, 'supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 ".
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The U.N.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 12:57PM
The AUMF authorised Bush to use military force just as the Congress authorised Jefferson to use military force against Tripoli in the First Barbary War and authorised Madison to use military force against Algiers in the Second Barbary War. Moreover, I direct you to the minutes from the Constitutional Convention. No formal "declaration of war," i.e. using those 3 words, is necessary nor was it intended by the framers.
Ron Paul: Unfit For Command
http://predicthistunpredictpas.....mmand.html
Those that refuse to learn history and the law are doomed to fall for Ron Paul's bullshit.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 1:27PM
Duuuuuuhhhhh !
Again, Jefferson's Congress And Madison's Congress Didn't Authorize Jefferson Or Madison To Use Force Under U.N. Authorization.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad, "Me Zits-Me Munch".
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 1:48PM
It doesn't matter. Paul said that the war was illegal because there was no "declaration of war." No formal declaration of war is needed. Prior authorisation of military force is all that is needed.
I was against the Iraq War, but it was not an illegal war.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 4:19PM
It Does Matter. Israel Firster Smear Bund Neo-Chickenhawk Broad.
Dr.Ron Paul,
"Transferring authority to wage war, calling it permission to use force to fight for peace in order to satisfy the UN Charter, which replaces the Article I, Section 8 war power provision, is about as close to 1984 "newspeak" that we will ever get in the real world."
Again, Jefferson's Congress And Madison's Congress Didn't Authorize Jefferson Or Madison To Use Force Under U.N. Authorization.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad, "Me Zits-Me Munch".
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 5:31PM
Paul says the wars were illegal because there was no "declaration of war" from Congress. There need not be a "declaration of war" from Congress.
Dude, I have been following this Paul dude for years. I know his spiel, along with that of his fellow trippers.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 6:57PM
Read It Again, Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad.
Dr.Ron Paul,
"Transferring authority to wage war, calling it permission to use force to fight for peace in order to satisfy the UN Charter, which replaces the Article I, Section 8 war power provision, is about as close to 1984 "newspeak" that we will ever get in the real world."
Again, Jefferson's Congress And Madison's Congress Didn't Authorize Jefferson Or Madison To Use Force Under U.N. Authorization.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad, "Me Zits-Me Munch".
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 7:59PM
There has been no transfer to wage war. Congress still has authority to declare/authorise war. It can still cut off funding for wars despite what any UN authorisation says.
There is a reason that only 1 of the 620 pieces of legislation that Paul has sponsored in all of these years has been signed into law.
Those, who refuse to learn history or the law, are doomed to fall for Ron Paul's bullshit.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 8:01PM
Clinty, treaties do NOT trump the Constitution...E-V-E-R. Go read Reid v. Covert. It is a 1957 case, I think.
No UN treaty can take away the rights of Congress or the rights of Americans: Not Congress' rights to wage war or Americans' rights to bear arms.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 10:10PM
Correction: Not Congress' rights to DECLARE/AUTHORISE war
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 1:00PM
Clinty,
Is everyone, who doesn't support Ron Paul, an Israel Firster?
Is calling people an "Israel Firster" the extent of your debating skills and/or you just a raging anti-Semite?
BTW, please don't come back and tell me that some of your best friends are Jewish.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 1:22PM
Some Of My Best Friends Are Jews And They Like Me Even Though Most Of Them Voted For Obama.
But, I'll Tell Steve, Ron, Mark, Big Steve And Enosh. They'll Laugh Like Hell.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad, "Me Zits-Me Munch".
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 1:49PM
Sure they are.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:43PM
Yeah, they voted for Obama. But I'm the Israel firster bad guy. You, Clint, are a cocksucker, and so are your imaginary friends. I don't see their chickenshit asses chasing me in Minnesota. That's because they, like you, are somewhat light in the loafers.
Clint| 1.1.12 @ 3:57PM
I'm Glad You Agree.
The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On Israel Firster Smear Bund Broad, "Me Zits-Me Munch".
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 8:03PM
I hope that you are spreading your bigoted spam all over the internet. You and your friends are guaranteeing that Ron Paul will never be POTUS. I do so hope that you will stop after Ron is defeated so that you do not destroy his son's career. Rand isn't nuts like his dad.
Occam's Tool| 1.1.12 @ 10:44PM
Rand is still his spawn, though, Resist. I would not want him as Prez. Prefer Jindal, Rubio, Ryan, West, Bolton...goes very far before Paul.
Resist We Much! | 1.1.12 @ 11:50PM
I agree.
Zbigniew Mazurak| 1.2.12 @ 9:34AM
Occam and Resist, be wary of Rand Paul. BE WARY OF HIM. He is every bit as insane as his father, although he usually manages to conceal that fact. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. As just one example, he's a staunch supporter of the sequestration mechanism, which, if allowed to stand, will cut defense spending by $1.065 TRILLION over a decade and gut the military. He furthermore lies - just like his father - that these are mere cuts to the rate of growth, when they are not: the cuts would be, in real terms, to the tune of $882 bn BELOW FY2011 levels over a decade, meaning they would eliminate ANY growth AND, ON TOP OF THAT, cut defense spending deeply below FY2011 levels.
Rand Paul, like his father, must never be allowed within 1000 miles of a GOP presidential nomination.
Resist We Much! | 1.2.12 @ 10:08AM
I don't want him in the WH. I think that he is fine in the Senate. Better than McConnell's choice.
Zbigniew Mazurak| 1.2.12 @ 11:06AM
Fine in the Senate? He's a staunch supporter of the sequester and its defense cuts. He's a proven liar. He voted against the Ryan budget plan. Trey Grayson is a RINO, but don't tell me that among the good people of Kentucky there is no one else who could serve as their Junior Senator.
Zbigniew Mazurak| 1.2.12 @ 9:31AM
Sorry, folks, Santorum can't win the nomination, let alone the general election. There is only ONE conservative candidate who can, and that's Rick Perry.
All the other not-Romneys - Huntsman, Paul, Gingrich, Bachmann, and Santorum - lack the money, the organization, the record, the number of supporters, and/or the experience to wage a fight for the nomination for long after January 3rd. Rick Perry has all of that. He's the ONLY not-Romney prepared to fight for the nomination all the way to the Convention if needed. He has several things which no other candidate in this race has and which Romney's or Obama's money can't buy:
1) Personal story: Rick Perry was born to parents who were poor Texas tenant farmers, but through his own hard work became an Air Force Captain, a licensed C-130 pilot, a successful tenant farmer, and the most successful Governor in contemporary America.
2) A history of distinguished service to America, beginning with his five years of service with the USAF around the world, flying C-130s, then in public service.
3) Experience, including tons of executive experience. He began as a Texas state legislature, but later became Agriculture Commissioner, Lt. Gov., and TX's longest-serving Governor.
4) A record of governing conservatively, which enabled him to face the voters again and again and get reelected handily. You can't say the same for Mitt Romney.
5) And most importantly of all, a record of CONSERVATIVE accomplishments: a loser pays tort law, malpractice law reform, bringing doctors in to Texas, cutting spending, cutting taxes, balancing budgets for 11 straight years, vetoing tons of wasteful spending, banning funding for Planned Parenthood, requiring women who want abortions to get an USG, billing the federal government for the cost of jailing illegal aliens, securing the border when the federal government refuses to do so, successfully campaigning for a defense of marriage Amdt. to the Texas Const., appointing conservative jurists to vacant seats on courts (to serve remaining terms; normally, judges in Texas are elected); tons of pro-gun-owners legislation signed into law; and caring for Texan veterans. Perry's long list of conservative accomplishments is a conservative's Christmas wishlist. None of the other candidates have ever accomplished anything conservative.
randyinrocklin| 1.2.12 @ 12:00PM
Santorum will never be nominated so get over it.