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Not A Good Picture...

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Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth It appears as though American lawmakers have forgotten how to exercise compromise and create a win-win environment for all Americans. Which begs the question, who's in charge? Article BELOW THE FOLD .

As the World Changes Views and Positions Follow...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Sen. Rand Paul on Monday pushed back against heightened criticism that he has flip-flopped on foreign policy issues, saying he has stood firmly against the Obama administration’s policies in Syria. Appearing on CBS “This Morning,” the Kentucky Republican conceded that he has shifted his views in some areas, including on what is an appropriate U.S. response to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. “As world events change, obviously you change your analysis. Five years ago, ISIS wasn’t a threat,” he said, using an alternate name for the terrorist group that has mobilized across much of northern and central Iraq. Paul acknowledged that his thought process on ISIL has been “influenced” by ISIL’s recent beheadings of U.S. journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff and British aid worker David Haines. He had previously been publicly skeptical about potential airstrikes against ISIL, but just a few months after criticized...

Perhaps It Is Too Late... Something to Think About

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by; Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny This will probably not be my last post, although if it were it certainly would be in my best interest. At least from a health perspective. Reason in America has quite frankly jumped the shark. Politics, and by extension government has become a thing to be disdainful of. Personally all I have left for our politicians and GOVERNMENT is utter and complete contempt. How easily and effortlessly the media, the politicians, the representatives, the senators, the political blogs full of partisan poisonous BS, the talking heads of FOX.. MSNBC.. Limbaugh... and more, all react to the strings their puppet masters are in control of. Winning. Preserving the long held paradigm(s) of your chosen political ideology is ALL that is important. Whether you be conservative, liberal, progressive, conservative, reactionary, libertarian, anarchist, socialist, communist, fascist, or whatever, you dare not risk it be said that you actually ...