The Conservatives that showed up at CPAC said more strongly than last year they’re ready to support a Libertarian. It’s worth pointing out that Conseervatives are only a portion of the Republican Party and not looked on favorably by the people in charge of the Republican Party organization.<\/p>\n
For now, folks aren’t pushing back too hard in public, figuring Rand Paul is more controllable be keeping hum inside of the tent rather than becoming a third party distraction like H Ross Peeot.<\/p>\n
But if there was a significant grass roots campaign to get Paul the nomination, will the “establishment” sit back and let Paul take the controls of the party or will they open Karl Rive’s opposition Research file and unload on the invader?<\/p>\n
Despite both his father and he consistently saying they oppose all military force other than to defend the United States, I don’t see how he gets past the question of aid to Israel. Too much is at stake to let him stay with the position of “it’s none of our business”. The one thing working in his favor is it is becoming more apparent that the people around Obama are increasingly anti-Israel – so maybe neutrality is the lesser of two evils<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Conservatives that showed up at CPAC said more strongly than last year they’re ready to support a Libertarian. It’s worth pointing out that Conseervatives are only a portion of the Republican Party and not looked on favorably by the … Continue reading