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For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« on: February 04, 2012, 07:12:57 AM »
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For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider




By Amy Gardner, Published: February 1

RENO, NEV. — The remaining candidates in the winnowed Republican presidential field are attacking one another with abandon, each day bringing fresh headlines of accusations and outrage.

But Mitt Romney and Ron Paul haven’t laid a hand on each other.

They never do.

Despite deep differences on a range of issues, Romney and Paul became friends in 2008, the last time both ran for president. So did their wives, Ann Romney and Carol Paul. The former Massachusetts governor compliments the Texas congressman during debates, praising Paul’s religious faith during the last one, in Jacksonville, Fla. Immediately afterward, as is often the case, the Pauls and the Romneys gravitated toward one another to say hello.

The Romney-Paul alliance is more than a curious connection. It is a strategic partnership: for Paul, an opportunity to gain a seat at the table if his long-shot bid for the presidency fails; for Romney, a chance to gain support from one of the most vibrant subgroups within the Republican Party.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/for-paul-and-romney-a-strategic-alliance-between-outsider-and-establishment/2012/01/20/gIQAf8foiQ_story.html

While the enthusiasm is something that Republicans can't sneer at, the foreign policy views are naive at best.  The article addresses them on the second page.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2012, 08:39:41 AM »
If Romney got the nod and made Paul his running mate...My head would explode.
I would know this country had been truly cursed and it would be time to leave.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2012, 09:35:28 AM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on February 04, 2012, 08:39:41 AM
If Romney got the nod and made Paul his running mate...My head would explode.
I would know this country had been truly cursed and it would be time to leave.

I saw a name discussed today--of a Republican congresswoman from eastern Washington State, whose first child was born with Down's Syndrome.  Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

http://patriotupdate.com/18084/the-next-vp-surprise
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2012, 02:46:33 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on February 04, 2012, 08:39:41 AM
If Romney got the nod and made Paul his running mate...My head would explode.
I would know this country had been truly cursed and it would be time to leave.


Knowing the zealotry/craziness of Paulbots, making Paul the Veep would put a huge target on the President.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2012, 06:44:21 PM »
Ron Paul makes Joe Biden look like the calm measured voice of reason.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2012, 06:51:09 PM »
That the Washington Post considers Ron Paul a serious candidate for ANYTHING tells me all I need to know about them.

Amy Gardner is either a closet Ronulan or woefully ignorant.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2012, 06:54:20 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on February 04, 2012, 06:51:09 PM
That the Washington Post considers Ron Paul a serious candidate for ANYTHING tells me all I need to know about them.

Amy Gardner is either a closet Ronulan or woefully ignorant.

Why either/or?  Why not both?
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2012, 06:57:10 PM »
I was being nice.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2012, 05:12:45 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 04, 2012, 09:35:28 AM
I saw a name discussed today--of a Republican congresswoman from eastern Washington State, whose first child was born with Down's Syndrome.  Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

http://patriotupdate.com/18084/the-next-vp-surprise

Very interesting.  I never heard her name before and I am very active in the special needs communities.    Nice find.   H5.
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Re: For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2012, 05:13:39 AM »
Herman Cain and Romney are - or were - good friends also.    It's politics.   The gloves will come off soon enough.
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