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(4,011 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:46 AM Apr 2025

Bat Shit Crazy Rand Paul Drops The Mic Of Reason [View all]

“When McKinley, most famously, put tariffs on in 1890, they lost 50% of their seats in the next election,” Rand Paul said. “When Smoot and Hawley put on their tariff in the early 1930s, we lost the House and the Senate for 60 years. So they’re not only bad economically, they’re bad politically.”

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Bat Shit Crazy Rand Paul Drops The Mic Of Reason [View all] MayReasonRule Apr 2025 OP

They now control the election process kerouac2 Apr 2025 #1

An Interesting Supposition... I'm Curious... What Do You Think Just Happened In Wisconsin's Supreme Court Election? MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #3

State election. Not federal. AllyCat Apr 2025 #13

Time Will Tell -- Your Fear Is Reason Based -- Allow Your Reason To Continue To Guide You MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #20

Time Will Tell -- Steel Your Resolve -- Embrace Those You Love MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #23

Technically all elections are state elections ITAL Apr 2025 #25

Trump is demanding that states send him their voter rolls MadameButterfly Apr 2025 #19

Elon actually helped sunnybrook Apr 2025 #38

He helped regarding publice opinion MadameButterfly Apr 2025 #45

The election process is controlled by the States. Ace Rothstein Apr 2025 #5

Right now. AllyCat Apr 2025 #11

Did they control Wisconsin? sunnybrook Apr 2025 #37

My family cannot wait sixty years superpatriotman Apr 2025 #2

If we get 60 year control of House and Senate, then I think the tariffs will have been worth it! (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2025 #21

We need FDR sunnybrook Apr 2025 #39

The Auto Industry here in MI Johnny2X2X Apr 2025 #4

Indeed. I Remember Reading About JIT In Fast Company Back In 1980... MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #7

I worked on that industry for 30 years. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #8

Laughing My Ass Off... MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #18

JADTL Yonnie3 Apr 2025 #28

At our plant they built up seats in plant. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #33

Libertarians find all taxes (whether good or bad) to be an anathema. Tommy Carcetti Apr 2025 #6

The truth is Taxes are the cost of civilization. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #9

Indeed. Taxes Are The "Multi Grains" That "Make The Bread" MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #41

This joke sums up Libertarians perfectly... GiqueCee Apr 2025 #14

Well Done!! MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #17

Another one: A Libertarian is what animal? yardwork Apr 2025 #22

Ayn Rand died broke on welfare. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #35

That chain-smoking psycho bitch from Hell... GiqueCee Apr 2025 #42

I traveled with a PhD that wrote a book about her. multigraincracker Apr 2025 #43

Alisa Rosenbaum... GiqueCee Apr 2025 #44

Good Analogies, But Even That Clock is Right Twice a Day The Roux Comes First Apr 2025 #36

Rare day when I agree with Rand Paul. Emile Apr 2025 #10

I Spit Out My Coffee... MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #16

I Hope So angrychair Apr 2025 #12

They always miss the reason Smoot-Hawley caused them to loose, they created the Great Depression. LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #15

+1 dalton99a Apr 2025 #24

The world is truly weird when aqua buddha makes sense. niyad Apr 2025 #26

What?............ Lovie777 Apr 2025 #27

Break's over, Rand Paul. Go back to fucking yourself. (nt) Paladin Apr 2025 #29

But retirees must be excited to lose their 401K and social security at the same time, right? IronLionZion Apr 2025 #30

A Fire Sale For Oligarchs - This Is Rape, Pillage And Plunder MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #31

This is one of the few times I hope his history lesson carries over to the republicans for the next 60 years in losses. JohnSJ Apr 2025 #32

All so their blue-wave Apr 2025 #34

It's YOUR party, Rand. Otterdaemmerung Apr 2025 #40