Ron Paul says he'd consider putting Dennis Kucinich in his Cabinet

[WI_DEM]

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) says he would consider putting the liberal congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) in his Cabinet if he were to win the presidency in 2012.

Paul said his libertarian political philosophy helps him connect with some on the far left — including Kucinich, who shares Paul’s general anti-war stance.


Paul joked that if he brought the Ohio congressman aboard in his administration, he might have to create a "Department of Peace."

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/182939-ron-paul-says-hed-consider-putting-dennis-kucinich-in-his-cabinet

[mmonk]

1. Well we do need a Department of Peace.

[PragmaticLiberal]

24. We already have one...

The State Department.

[mmonk]

30. Are you serious?

[NeedleCast]

2. This will infuriate the Tealiban

Ron Paul is an also-ran by all definitions and has no chance but this isn't going to sit well with his biggest fans.

[gratuitous]

3. What are "Things Dennis Kucinich will never have to worry about," Alex?

Correct, gratuitous. Make the next selection.

"I'll take Celebrities in Midget Porn for $800."

[MADem]

4. +1 n/t

[FSogol]

5. DUzy!

:rofl:

[Fuddnik]

6. Who is Danny DeVito, Alex?

[gratuitous]

13. Ooh, so sorry Fuddnik

The answer is "Who is Matthew McConaughy. Matthew McConaughy was in 'Tiptoes'." You still control the board, gratuitous.

[SidDithers]

26. Who is Vern Troyer?...

trust me, it's not something you want to see.

Sid

[TomClash]

7. "Consider"

I'll believe it when I see it. And I will never see it.

[NeedleCast]

8. Kucinich has said he'd pick Ron Paul from the pool of GOP candidates

If he were running (again) for President. They seem to like each other a lot.

[LynneSin]

9. Still wouldn't vote for the prick

nuff said.

[SoCalDem]

10. Great, so when President Paul takes office in

Libertarianland, he can have anyone he wants in his cabinet.l Now he just needs to get busy & buy himself an island somewhere and rename it Libertarianland. Hell, he can be KING:)

[FarLeftFist]

11. Lets hope this never happens.

[Myrina]

12. Dennis has long talked about having a Department of Peace.

Has written many speeches, articles and has been part of his platform when he ran for Prez.

[Demoiselle]

14. Will he bore holes in it so Dennis can breathe?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

[RoccoR5955]

15. Next thing, he'll be selling you the Brooklyn Bridge...

and some folks would actually believe him!
Say all he wants, the candidate with two first names will not win the RepubliCON nod, nor will he win the Presidency.

[RoccoR5955]

16. Next thing, he'll be selling you the Brooklyn Bridge...

and some folks would actually believe him!
Say all he wants, the candidate with two first names will not win the RepubliCON nod, nor will he win the Presidency.

[Ohio Joe]

17. Ron Paul is still a racist douchebag

He also still does not deserve any good words. Fuck him.

[reggie the dog]

18. i will likely not vote for Paul due to his stance on abortion

and where he stands economically, but as far as the wars, military spending, the patriot acts, the war on drugs, the war on terror, corporate welfare, and spying on us without warrants he is awesome. if he created a department of peace that would be a great thing.

our big issues with him are 1. abortion and 2. we want to tax the rich more than he does but there are lots of issues on which we could work with him.

[Solomon]

19. Department of Peace. That's some Orwellian shit there.

[Zorra]

27. Not in the context that Rep. Kucinich proposed it.

Rep. Kucinich is well known for his pacifist views.

The Dept. of Peace was partly proposed by Rep. Kucinich as a progressive alternative to the War Department.

Not in the Orwellian "War is Peace" propagandistic warmongering way that Orwell's Ministry of Peace operated in the novel "1984".

Honestly, do you think a Dennis Kucinich would use a Dept. of Peace to go to war in order to blow the fuck out of Venezuela in order to steal their oil?

[HappyMe]

20. I don't care what Paul says, he's still

a douche.
Probably would say damn near anything to get a vote.

[undeterred]

21. Why the hell are we talking about who Ron Paul would put in his cabinet?

Ron Paul is a loser.

[Shagbark Hickory]

22. There go the nails in that coffin.

[Skidmore]

23. So let's all go out and vote for the kindly Dr. Paul then.

Sheesh.

[DearHeart]

25. Will NEVER vote for Ron Paul!

Yes, he's anti-war, but the rest of his platform, I cannot agree with.

[krabigirl]

28. Liberals and libertarians can agree on non-economic stuff IMO.

[JanMichael]

31. I've found that to be true in a few cases.

I typically share the same feelings about 80% of the problems with the world, society and economy, with most libertarians and anarchists.

We diverge dramatically on the last 20-10% which is where I go 100% against a market economy and they think it might be ok.

[GumboYaYa]

29. Crazy on the right, crazy on the left....

it makes sense to me.

[HappyMe]

34. Yup, the Loony Administration.

:crazy:

[Douglas Carpenter]

32. So would I

[mdmc]

33. .