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Ron Paul vs. Lindsey Graham

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:36 pm

It’s on. The Texas congressman is milking Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) attack on his followers and policies for all it’s worth, telling members of his Campaign for Liberty that he’ll mount a media offensive against Republicans who want their party “controlled by the ‘neoconservatives.’”

For far too long, the Republican Party has been controlled by the “neoconservatives,” those who readily abandon the free market at the drop of a hat if it means expanding government power and who think the United States should be the policeman of the world.  They want us to support those who throw substance and principle to the wind in favor of political expediency.

Last Monday night, Senator Lindsey Graham reiterated his disdain for Ron Paul and limited government conservatives at a town hall when he said that he was not going to allow the Republican Party to be “hijacked by Ron Paul.”

Instead, he thinks we should get behind those who he tells us “can win,” even if it means abandoning every belief we hold dear in the process.

In addition to his afternoon appearance on Judge Napolitano’s Freedom Watch, Congressman Paul will be responding to the neoconservatives on The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer tonight at 6 pm eastern and also on MSNBC’s The Ed Show at 6:30 pm eastern.

CNN has shared with my staff that they want to hear from you on this issue.  Contact The Situation Room and let them know you think neoconservatism has had its day and it is time for our elected officials to stick to the Constitution.

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GMartine
Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 7:48 pm

Sweet! It is time to take the Neo-Conservatives head on and take back the republican party.

Brandon
Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 8:13 pm

This is a more telling comment than I'm sure Graham intended it to be. Graham was responding to the answer of his question about who a woman in the audience voted for for president. Her answer was Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate for president, whom Ron Paul endorsed for president upon leaving the race for the GOP nomination. If we were to believe the marginalization and dismissal that was given to Dr. Paul during the campaign by the GOP, this connection between the two should have been unknown. The fact that Graham made the connection between Baldwin and Dr. Paul by turning her response regarding Chuck Baldwin into a tirade about Dr. Paul clearly shows the connection is not only known but also of concern to the GOP establishment. I would respond to Graham by saying it is neo-cons such as himself and George W. Bush who are the true hijackers of the GOP, because the GOP used to stand for libertarian ideals but have long since abandoned the constitution, the limitations of government power contained in it and the guarantee of rights forming the cornerstone of it. In searching for a new message, the GOP has a choice to make: uphold the oaths you take upon entering office to uphold and defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, or watch your party crumble in the wake of the rise of the Libertarian Party.

Spencer
Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 10:14 pm

Honestly Lindsey Graham is completely useless.

Hiram23
Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

Senator Graham and other Neoconservatives seem threatened by Congressman Paul’s message of fiscal responsibility and limited government. The Neoconservatives in the GOP have abandoned these traditional Republican values in favor of perpetual warfare and Statism. Their behavior towards Paul and other fiscal conservatives reminds me of a quote by Mahatma Gandhi “”First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win.”

Will
Comment posted October 14, 2009 @ 11:56 pm

Vote him out PERIOD. He isn't a real conservative he's just another member to the “one” party: The War Party.

bumpity
Comment posted October 15, 2009 @ 4:44 am

You're right – it's on.

Graham can go jump in a lake. His voting record is preposterous.

Josiah McGuffog
Comment posted October 15, 2009 @ 5:10 pm

What policies are neo-cons like Lindsey Graham advocating? Perpetual War around the globe and tax cuts for the rich. In other words, national bankruptcy.

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