Paul Calls Out Santorum

[Beantown]

I was hoping Cain would win so we would finally have a black president.

 

[candrew]

Ron Paul has acquired a great deal of political capital over the last 5 or 6 years and has chaired some committees on monetary policy in congress - and he's done pretty much zero.

The guy might sing a good tune but at the end of the day he's just another chirping bird.

 

[TroutBum]

Ron Paul has acquired a great deal of political capital over the last 5 or 6 years and has chaired some committees on monetary policy in congress - and he's done pretty much zero.

The guy might sing a good tune but at the end of the day he's just another chirping bird.

Just because you're the chairman of a committee doesn't mean that what you say goes. As far as I know, it's still a majority rules system, and just like the President, a chairman can't do anything without support.

 

[Stoked]

I was hoping Cain would win so we would finally have a black president.

You hear the Carlos Mencia jokes about Obama? They are terrible but I will admit I laughed.

 

[sktwstdfrk]

Santorum has been a whiney little attention whore since this thing started. at one of the first of the debates he was always complaining about being put at the side of the stage and often asked "is it my turn to talk yet?"
Sure Rick, go ahead and talk, the more you do, the more rediculous you sound...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaJ0z3hx51s&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[Stoked]

Yeah I think Santorum really hurt his chances with the attacks from Paul and his own talk about toeing the party line and voting for things he did not agree with. People are pissed with DC and showing that you are a pay to play politician is exactly what they (the voters in a GOP primary election) do not want.

 

[franklin]

Mitt Romney is the only candidate who is not a career Washington insider.

 

[Stoked]

Mitt Romney is the only candidate who is not a career Washington insider.

The only one still left anyways. I still wish more people had the integrity and honesty of Paul though. I feel like Obama, Romney, Gingrich and Santorum would sell me their mother if it got them my vote.

 

[PearlWatson]

Mitt Romney is the only candidate who is not a career Washington insider.

That may be so but he has kissed all their butts.

 

[sirkickyass]

I feel like if Ron Paul got any kind of national publicity he would have a chance, but none of the talking heads on Fox, NBC, etc. hardly ever cover him or promote him.

Doesn't everyone know who Ron Paul is at this point? I feel like his name recognition would be pretty high. I think this is a talking point from 2004.

 

[PearlWatson]

Yeah I think Santorum really hurt his chances with the attacks from Paul and his own talk about toeing the party line and voting for things he did not agree with. People are pissed with DC and showing that you are a pay to play politician is exactly what they (the voters in a GOP primary election) do not want.

That might matter if he was running for Senate, but seeing as the president sets the direction of the party, it doesn't.

Also he is more popular for standing up against the liberal social agenda so that would take precedence over anything else when it comes to voting for him.

 

[Stoked]

That might matter if he was running for Senate, but seeing as the president sets the direction of the party, it doesn't.

Also he is more popular for standing up against the liberal social agenda so that would take precedence over anything else when it comes to voting for him.

I think it absolutely matters for running for the republincan nomination. The public, particularly the right, has grown very distrustful of the group on Capitol Hill. Showing (or having it shown) that you pay to play so to speak is very harmful to winning the Republican primary.

As for Santorum standing up to the media, well anything he has done on that front is greatly over shadowed by Gingrich who, in my opinion, has cornered that part of the vote.