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politics and politicians Title: Could There Be a Mitt Romney-Ron Paul 2012 Ticket? February 17, 2012 3:50 PM EST Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have proven their friendship on the campaign trail, but would Romney-Paul 2012 be a strong ticket? Romney, who leads the GOP candidates in caucus wins and delegates, has long been projected as the most likely nominee, but struggles to win the favor of more conservative voters. Paul has a strong following of loyal fans, but trails behind as he steadily picks up delegates from state to state. The former Massachusetts governor and Texas congressman already get along quite well behind the scenes and have stood up for each other in the past. If Mitt Romney is chosen to be the Republican nominee at the convention in August, however, it's unlikely that Paul would be tapped as a running mate. Compared to some of the ways other GOP rivals personally attack each other, Romney, 64, and Paul, 76, have developed a personal friendship of kindness and civility. At debates, Paul and Romney rarely go after one another's policy or records in the same harsh way they jump at Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Despite stressful complications from last week's Maine caucus (that originally put Romney barely ahead of Paul and now demands a recount), the two haven't really put each other down over it. A New York Times article published Thursday notes that Paul's campaign jet broke down in New Hampshire last year, Romney's wife, Ann, offered to let Paul, an aide and one of his granddaughters stay the night at their summer home in Lake Winnipesaukee. Romney also offered Paul his private jet to bring him back home to Texas. "It is a friendship that, by Mr. Paul's telling, Mr. Romney has worked to cultivate," writes Richard A. Oppel, Jr. in the Times. "The question is whether it is also one that could pay dividends for Mr. Romney as he faces yet more setbacks in his struggle to capture the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination." The speculation about Romney and Paul comes from more than offering a hand here and there. Paul has defended Romney in the past, lashing out at Republicans who criticize his business record at Bain Capital and others who attacked Romney for stating, "I like to be able to fire people." "I think they're unfairly attacking him on that issue because he never really literally said that," Paul told ABC News last month. "They've taken him way out of context ... He wants to fire companies." Paul also hinted at the benefits at a Romney-Paul ticket in a CBS interview with Bob Schiefer on Sunday. When asked if he thought Romney could beat President Barack Obama in the general election as the Republican nominee, he said Romney would have a better chance if he had someone who also appealed to Democrats and independents. "I don't know if anyone noticed but there was a Democrat primary in New Hampshire that had I think close to 3,000 write-ins of Democrats," Paul said. "So yes, he can beat Obama but I think he also needs somebody that appeals to Democrats and Independents. And if people look carefully at what I'm talking about, they'll find out that my message has an appeal across the political spectrum." If Romney and Paul team up, they could have a strong financial advantage over Obama. Romney has raked in more than $56 million to his campaign from top dollar donors like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. Paul has brought in an impressive amount of money from in short amounts of time from small donors during his "money bombs." As of Dec. 2011, the libertarian raised a little more than $26 million. Of course, Romney and Paul have both taken jabs at each other. The Texas congressman has called Romney a flip-flopper on issues and a "serial hypocrite," and Romney has criticized Paul as a "fringe" candidate. A lot of their ideologies don't meld. As the so-called "establishment" candidate, Romney hasn't deviated too much from Republican talking points. He favors robust defense spending, a strong alliance with Israel, getting touch with China and promoting democracy in the Middle East. Paul, an Air Force veteran and libertarian who often deviates from the standard views of his party, wants to slash millions from foreign aid. Both, however, agree that the U.S. should pull its troops out of Afghanistan. Also, Paul's name hasn't been floated by top party leaders as a potential running mate. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell are all names that have been floated as vice presidents for Romney. At the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, which generally gives a sense of how the tea party and more conservative voters feel, Rubio, Christie and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell were the more popular picks. Last November, Romney had dropped New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte's name as a potential running mate. "There are probably 15 names of people, including Kelly Ayotte," Romney told Fox News. "I mean, there are terrific Republicans in the Senate, in the House, in governors' offices." Romney and Paul's could either hint an endorsement in the future if either one of them quits the race before the convention (much more likely Paul than Romney) or that Romney is thinking of Paul as a potential running mate if he wins the nomination. But considering that Romney likes to tread in safe waters to win over the Republican establishment, he would probably pick a name most of the part supports.
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Paul on the ticket means the FedRes/Israel are off....;} They never thought they would see the US bankrupt and all that foreign aid cut off. All they have is the extortion racket, and US foreign aid. When the USSA is occupying Israel, the violence in MENA will ebb. Not much longer now. Wonder how long it's going to take for ISAF to look into this: A spokesman for NATO’s International Security Assistance Force, Capt. Justin Brockhoff, said ISAF officials are looking into the reported incident but have no indications that any ISAF aircraft have been lost. Abdul Rahman Sarjang, the chief of police in eastern Laghman province, said it was an American helicopter that crashed, but he had no other details.... About as long as it's taking USSAMSM to look into this: 1.2 million people dropped out of the labor force in one month! So as the labor force increased from 153.9 million to 154.4 million, the non institutional population increased by 242.3 million meaning, those not in the labor force surged from 86.7 million to 87.9 million. Which means that the civilian labor force tumbled to a fresh 30 year low of 63.7% ....
Interesting that No one here at Immigration/Romney/Paul Land seem to be interested in: 1)es Title: Paul Babeu, Arizona Sheriff, Steps Down As Arizona Co-Chair Of Mitt Romney's Presidential Campaign Source: huffingtonpost URL Source: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/ ... beu-mitt-romney_n_1286531.html 2) the ICE Agent Shoot out in LA. ;}
A Log Cabin Republican Sheriff in Arizona. Who knew they were so Broad Minded.....LMFAO
But for those readers who may not appreciate subtle humor, let me remind them that the GOP is the party which declares itself as the only deeply religious party of Family Values; while accusing the other side of the aisle of being the Godless & Immoral Party. And in the 2012 election they are particularly vocal about this. The GOP takes this self-righteous stance, all while being cold, bloodless, warhawks (well chickenhawks), advocating unjust wars at every (business) opportunity and draconian cutbacks in social welfare & education. Jesus said He came for the poor, the GOP is here for the rich.....8D -Robin @ www.the-peoples-forum.com...gi?ArtNum=27597&Disp=5#C5
“Marriage has become a luxury good,” said Frank Furstenberg, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania. Ask the Sheriff's boyfriend, eh? LMFAO
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