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Ron Paul Warns: GOP Senate Control Means Expanded Wars

Posted: November 5, 2014 at 10:41 pm

Moments after his own son Rand took the podium to celebrate Republican Sen. Mitch Connells midterm victory, ex-Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) tweeted out a dire warning about what could happen if the GOP takes over the U.S. Senate.

A Republican victory, he warned, would result in expanded neocon wars and definite deployment of boots on the ground in the battle against ISIS in Syria and Iraq:

Of course, Twitter conservatives mocked Pauls declaration for its wet blanket-like intentions and poor timing given his sons cheering of that very same potential GOP majority but the elder politician is not wrong in his assessment.

If the GOP does secure a Senate majority, it will have been because of victories from hawkish conservatives like Joni Ernst, Cory Gardner and Tom Cotton.

Over at The Week, Brendan M. Dougherty had a great piece on how those candidates represent the lamentable resurgence of the Bush-era GOP. All three ran significantly hawkish campaigns: Ernst thumped her opponent for wanting to defund the Iraq War, and campaigned with hawk-in-chief Lindsey Graham; Gardner has spoken a great deal about military funding; and Cotton is a military vet who hasnt been shy about bashing the libertarian wing of his own party.

Reasons Nick Gillespie brought up a similar argument last week: Even if the Republicans take the Senate, they are unlikely to rethink their approach to foreign policy, instead continuing to lard up military spending (while scaremongering about simple cuts to the rate of increase) all while claiming to be fiscally conservative.

With his election night tweet, Ron Paul may have fulfilled his reputation for being cranky, but he wasnt exactly wrong.

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Support C4SS with Kevin Carsons What Is Left-Libertarianism? – Video

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Libertarianism: A Dual Alliance Against Statism – Video

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Google Chinwags #2 Libertarianism Q&A – Video

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Google Chinwags #2 Libertarianism Q A We discuss libertarianism, communism, anarchy, anarcho communism, liberalism and much more.. (Sorry for the quiet beep ...

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Wonkblog: Voters like the GOP and pot. Why Rand Paul may be their answer.

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) wasn't on the ballot Tuesday, but he still emerged as one of the night's biggest winners.

It didn't matter that congressional Republicans had sent the government into a shutdown or pushed the nation toward a default.It didn't matter that GOP governors opposed an expansion of Medicaid to help cover poor people in their states. It didn't matter that Republicans ignored the wishes of one of America's fastest-growing demographic groups, Hispanics.

Voters swiftly forgot, or forgave, the GOP, electing Republicans to the House, to the Senate and to governorships. Though the national map favored Republicans, the election went better for them than almost anybody had predicted, or than the normal tides of midterm elections would have suggested.

It's an important lesson for Democrats, who sometimes act as if they cannot fathom why Republicans can do so well atthe polls even as most Americans agree with Democratic views on the issues.

G O P are hardly scarlet letters in America.

And yet, in many cases, Americans registered strong support for left-leaning ballot initiatives.

Voters in Oregon, California, the District and Alaska approved more lenient marijuana laws, while a majority of voters in Florida also backed loosening marijuana regulation(though the measurefailedto achieved the 60 percent necessary to pass). Antiabortion initiatives in Colorado and North Dakota failed, though one succeeded in Tennessee.

If there's a Republican who can thread the needle between the country's growing social libertarianism and the GOP, it might be Paul, whom Time magazine called "the most interesting man in politics."

Paul hasbeen shifting positions to attract broader support, and some of his (former) views may come back to haunt him. But as this election showed, voters' memories are short.

As speculation about a likely presidential bid heats up in coming months, Paul could play a starring role in Congress -- addressing issues on which there is mutual agreement with Democrats and coming off as far less of a firebrand.

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Transhumanist Cult Leader Attempts to Infiltrate Congress – Video

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New Transhumanist Party Looking to Win Presidency in 2016 – Video

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Khairy: Ad was in English to attract foreigners as well

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November 5, 2014

There is no problem who holds the post because the task is to boost the performance of sports in the country.

PETALING JAYA: The post of the National Sports Council (NSC) director-general is open to both locals and foreigners and hence the advertisement in English.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this when responding to criticism from Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka director Awang Sariyan for publishing the advertisement in an English daily today.

He also stressed that there would be no problem if a foreign national held the post because the task was professional in nature and it would boost the performance of sports in the country.

We have to find the best individual for the job. The issue of not being a local citizen does not arise because what is important is the individuals commitment towards boosting national sports, he told reporters after delivering a Ministerial Luncheon Keynote Address at the 2014 Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Human Capital Summit here, today.

Saying the spirit of patriotism would not be affected if the post was held by a foreign national, Khairy added that achieving professional goals and emulating the success of developed sporting nations was more important.

Its not about patriotism. Many football coaches who are behind teams that become world champions are from other countries. Coaches and policymakers abroad, too, are not from their own countries, he said.

The post, that comes with a two-year contract, fell vacant when previous director-general Zolkples Embong was appointed the 2017 SEA Games chief executive officer.

The vacancy for the post was advertised in an English daily and on the ministrys official website yesterday.

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Nebula award celebrations focus on futurism – Video

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Chinese-language science-fiction writers and fans gathered in Beijing over the weekend for the annual Nebula Award ceremony and related celebrations. This ye...

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These Killer Husqvarna Concepts Are Retro Futurism Done Right

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Husqvarna has a certain cachet, even if you remove the overblown Steve McQueen connection. Combine that with the recent interest in lightweight, entertaining rides (see: Ducati Scrambler), and you've got a recipe for success. And that's exactly what we have with this menacingly beautiful pair of 401 concepts.

Created for Husqvarna by the industrial designers at Kiska the same Austrian company the shaped the KTM X-Bow the two 401s go by the Swedish names Vit Pilen (White Arrow) and Svart Pilen (Black Arrow), and were inspired by the Silver Pilen, one of the lightest, fastest, and smallest bikes of the 50s. But that's where the nostalgia stops.

Both bikes weigh in at 397 pounds and use an exposed trellis frame, combined with upside-down TP forks, and 17-inch wheels. The neo-retro body work flows into the incorporated fuel tank and both bikes wear a dual-LED headlamp with a lit halo surrounding the outer bezel just like the Scrambler.

The Vit Pilen is the more road-focused of the two, embracing the stripped-down cafe racer vibe and adorning it with a clean, ovoid exhaust, bronze and yellow detailing, a swept-back seat, and semi-slick tires.

The Svart Pilen adds knobby, street-legal rubber, an incredibly trick high-mounted exhaust, dirt bars, skid plates, and a pair of racks one on the tank and another on the tail to strap down some gear before tackling the trails.

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