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Making Sense of the Modern Republican Party

Jesse Walker|Sep. 29, 2013 1:13 pm Timothy Carney’s new column looks at the GOP’s internal dynamics. Here’s his starting point: To understand the Republican leadership vacuum, consider what’s different today compared to five years ago. The 2010 Citizens United ruling has spawned SuperPACs that offset the power of the political parties and K Street. The Republican earmark…

CATO: Libertarians May Have Reached A Tipping Point In The Republican Party

Ted Cruz Speech Nods to Increasing Libertarian Views within Republican Party By DAVID KIRBY During his Ironman 21-hour speech, Sen. Ted Cruz read excerpts from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, name-dropped “libertarians” at least six times, and yielded to Sen. Rand Paul, who invoked Frederic Bastiat’s “What is Seen and Unseen,” a favorite among libertarians. Ted Cruz, who retained remarkable composure over the…

Who Does Ron Paul Think Will Get The 2016 GOP Nomination? Hint: Someone Who Lives In KY

By Ed LaRue 9/27/2013 2:50 am Ron Paul made a well-received appearance on NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. While there, the former Congressman from the state of TX was asked by Leno who he thinks will get the Republican Nomination. Paul’s answer?  “Well probably someone who lives in Texas, I mean used to live in…

Guardian: Cruz “publicly reprimanded” by fellow Republican John McCain

Speaking to reporters after his speech, Cruz was unrepentant, insisting he wanted to give the American people a voice in the process. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters By Dan Roberts in Washington Thursday 26 September 2013 Ted Cruz’s anti-Obamacare speech exposes rift within Republican party Cruz was publicly reprimanded by fellow Republican John McCain, but the hardline conservative remained unrepentant.…

If all else fails, Obama will raise debt ceiling himself: analyst

September 25, 2013, 12:48 PM Reuters President Barack Obama If Congress fails to raise the debt limit by Oct. 17, could President Barack Obama step in and raise the ceiling by executive action? Greg Valliere, chief political strategist for Potomac Research Group, says Obama would do so, if faced with the prospect of a certain…

Keiser Report: Banksters’ God Complex

Published on Sep 24, 2013

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, discuss the US Federal Reserve Bank as ‘the greatest hedge fund’ in history and ask whether or not their quantitative easing policy is like trying to pass pork off as a prime cut of beef. In the second half, Max interviews precious metals trader, Andrew Maguire, about JPMorgan whistleblowers and the Federal Reserve Bank taper hoax.

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Ron Paul: Internet Sales Tax Could Crush Small Businesses

 One unique aspect of my homeschool curriculum is that students can start and manage their own online business. Students will be responsible for deciding what products or services to offer, getting the business up and running, and marketing the business’s products. Students and their families will get to keep the profits made from the business.…

Paul wins 2016 presidential GOP poll, Christie comes in second

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., Sept. 22 (UPI) — Organizers said Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul won a 2016 presidential poll of Republican leaders and activists at a Michigan conference. Paul was the keynote speaker at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference, and won the unofficial poll with 36 percent of the vote. “We’re pretty excited about it,” Paul said.…

Steve Stockman plans to introduce bill allowing military personnel to carry on bases

 In the wake of the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that left 13 dead including the shooter, Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) announced plans to introduce a bill to allow military personnel to pack heat while on military bases. Stockman told a crowd at the Liberty Political Action Conference on Friday night they were…