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    Trump directs Senate GOP leaders to work w/ Rand Paul on Tax plan

    Trump is forcing "tax writers from the Senate leadership, Finance Committee, and the White House" to respect and include input from the wise and knowledgable Senator Rand Paul! In the past, Rand has complained that the senate leadership wanted him to sit down, shut up and let the career politicians run the show. Anyone else think this is kind of significant? I'm almost feeling some hope about this tax plan.

    Sen. Rand Paul: Let's pass big and bold tax cuts now!
    BY SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 10/26/17 08:00 AM EDT

    ...I have been and will continue to be a loud voice for across-the-board tax cuts for everyone – rich, poor, and middle class. When the GOP leadership plan first came out, I raised a warning flag and urged the tax plan writers to slow down and make sure they got it right. Some simple calculations were telling us that some middle or upper-middle-class taxpayers could have been subject to a tax hike, if the tax plan eliminated big deductions for the middle class while keeping the 25 percent rate the same.

    The D.C. swamp has paid-for toadies on the left and the right. From the right come cries that I am opposing the tax plan. Far from it. I am trying to make it better. The pretend tax-cutters who argue that conservatives should shut up, sit quietly in the back of the bus, and let the leadership write the tax plan are wrong. Conservatives get outfoxed and bamboozled when we acquiesce and hope for the best.
    Some of these swamp creatures on the right forget that the primary directive for conservatives is to lower taxes, not just eliminate deductions. Most of us can be convinced that repealing the state income tax deduction is good policy, but only after we’re convinced that your “reform” is not going to raise taxes on the middle class.

    Fortunately, our agitation has borne fruit. Tax writers from the Senate leadership, Finance Committee, and the White House — at the personal direction of President Trumphave been working with my office for weeks to get some of the details right. I believe this will happen, and I’m very encouraged by the results so far and their willingness to see the problems and help me correct them.

    With that in mind, I’ve offered the president and congressional leaders my full support for cutting taxes for Americans - and doing so quickly. I look forward to it coming to the floor soon...

    [more] http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-bl...d-tax-cuts-now



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    Again, pointing out the style. Trump has basically fired McConnell and the rest of leadership without actually firing them. Rand has shown he has ideas and will lead. He's now in charge of the project.
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    It's a very good sign. Let's see what they bring. (Go Rand)

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    It takes a libertarian to keep republicans from governing like democrats.

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    Trump doesn't want to participate in their charade.

    What are we going to do now? This guy, Rand, is gaining too much power. Do we have any dirt on him? What about his father?

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    Rand has done a great job of building an alliance with Trump. I would rather have a President Paul but this is good.
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    Rand Paul for Senate Majority leader.
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    This is getting silly.
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    It started silly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleaner44 View Post
    Rand has done a great job of building an alliance with Trump. I would rather have a President Paul but this is good.
    Hasn't he though? It's like a gift. I think being a doctor probably helps - they have to deal with all manner of people while never offending anyone. Of course, (and I'm certainly not the first to say it) he's learned from the best!

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    Hillary would have let Rand lead a project like this, too.
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    Now if Trump can see the power of the Dark Side, 7 years of a Rand alliance could embolden Liberty candidates and Rand's own campaign in 2024.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    Hillary would have let Rand lead a project like this, too.
    Yeah the whole spinning all of Rand Paul's politlcal wins into Trump wins is going to get old fast, Rand Paul would be commanding the senate and winning the argument no matter who would of won, and the whole Hillary would of walked over the republican congress is bull$#@!. They had at least got the sequester under Obama, they won't cut $#@! with Turd in power.
    As he rose to begin his nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said "no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court.", responding to all the attention Paul got for his filibuster, Holder sent the senator this brief statement:
    "It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: 'Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil?' The answer to that question is no."


    "I Kind Of Won My Battle," Paul Says:
    On CNN a moment ago, the senator said that Holder's statement means "I kind of won my battle" and that he's satisfied with the response he's gotten.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nobody's_hero View Post
    Rand Paul for Senate Majority leader.
    +bump
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    Smart tactical move for Trump. Trump needs Rand's vote to get anything thru. Why have him as opposition? Get him involved and let him think his opinion matters. Get him close to you and then have him compromise his strong no into an okay I think this is a good place to start.

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    Yassssss!!!

    25 years of extreme non-stop liberalism (in its incorrect modern sense) has scared mainstream Republicans from tax reform.

    No longer empty words. Go Rand!



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    Quote Originally Posted by nobody's_hero View Post
    Rand Paul for Senate Majority leader.
    From your keyboard to.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by nobody's_hero View Post
    Rand Paul for Senate Majority leader.
    First we must get rid of the current idiot, but hopefully we might see it with Trump's support.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    First we must get rid of the current idiot, but hopefully we might see it with Trump's support.
    It would be enough to go through the list of amendments he was quietly pushing through the senate to get rid of this idiot.

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    Im sure Mick Mulvaney has been hard at work behind the scenes too, whispering all the right things in Trump's ear.
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    Who spends this much time copy/pasting the same recycled links, photos/talking points.

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