He's also that strange breed of politician who smoked weed when he was younger but "didn't inhale"

Triple border protection? Guy was born In canada and is of latino hertiage

So your typical Tea Party nutcase :lol:

-PB

Pick your ideal US presidential candidate. Check this out.

http://www.selectsmart.com/president/

Ted Cruz wants to:

Triple US border control
Cut budget funding except of course in defence
Send ground troops to fight Islamic state.
Abolish the IRS
bring in a flat tax rate
Abolish abortions
Ban judges from overriding bans on gay marriage

Also, he says humans have nothing to do with climate change.

Should be lots of fun then.

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Personally I'm backing Francis Underwood. ;)

And Russia.

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-PB

Ted Cruz even looks like a fuckwit

Prolly start pressing the red button on ISIS lol.

-PB

Bush vs Clinton would alienate voters even more and entrench the idea in America that voting is pointless. America needs new ideas and a new direction from both the left and the right, not these political dynasty's trying to clutch onto power.

And God help us if the Tea Party get into the White House.

The media is really pushing this Bush/Clinton thing hard. It's very telling.

My dream election would be Paul/Warren, the only two candidates with a shred of integrity.

If we end up with Bush/Clinton you'll probably see one of lowest voter turnouts in history.

Ted Cruz to announce US presidential tilt

Date March 22, 2015 - 9:56PM

United States Senator and Tea Party favourite Ted Cruz is expected to confirm plans to run for president in 2016, the Houston Chronicle reported.

The Texas Republican will announce his presidential bid - as opposed to forming a preliminary exploratory committee - on Monday at Liberty University in Virginia, according to senior advisers speaking to the newspaper.

Mr Cruz, 44, will be the first Republican to officially confirm plans to run in the next presidential election, though others, including Jeb Bush, have signalled they could join the race.

The advisers told the newspaper that Mr Cruz will aim to raise between $US40 million and $US50 million ($A52.44 million and $A65.55 million) for his campaign, and will rely on support from his Tea Party base that voted him in as senator in 2012.

The grassroots Tea Party favourite will run as a proud conservative and is eager to court voters that share his values, the advisers said.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last month, Mr Cruz told the crowd that "2016 looks like it's going to be a crowded race".

Republican Senators Rand Paul and Marco Rubio have also hinted at their own White House interests.

Mr Cruz has raised hackles in his own party in recent years when he helped push the US government into shutdown over budget fights, and for opposing Republican leadership on a series of issues.

He is an outspoken critic of Barack Obama's administration and its allies, and has already lashed out at potential presidential competitors from the Democratic party, including Hillary Clinton, who he said "embodies the corruption of Washington".

On his website, Mr Cruz is described as "a passionate fighter for limited government, economic growth and the constitution".

AFP
http://www.theage.com.au/world/ted-cruz-to-announce-us-presidential-tilt-20150322-1m5635.html

Please not it wasn't me who went contrarian :lol:
I sit out of abortion discussions because I don't know where I sit on it.

In response to 433's comment about there being no-one to back because they are backed by bigoted corporations, I suppose you back people the same as you do here... It's just about voting on people who view important issues the same way as you (even if every vote is guilt edged).

Jeb Bush finally gets backing for White House run from important Republican... his mom Barbara

By Christopher Brennan For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:52 EST, 15 February 2015 | Updated: 02:12 EST, 15 February 2015

Former First Lady Barbara Bush has made comments suggesting that her son Jeb could be president, backing off previous remarks that America has 'had enough Bushes' in the White House.

The Republican matriarch appeared via Skype at a literacy charity fundraiser event her second oldest son was holding for the Barbara Bush Foundation in Bonita Springs, Florida, where he used to be governor.

'Jeb, it’s Mom. Listen, what do you mean, ‘too many Bushes’?... I changed my mind!' she said, according to the Washington Post.

Bush had brought up his mother's statement in 2013, when she told NBC's Matt Lauer that there were other qualified candidates besides her children, right before she appeared via video link.

'Hey mom, can I get that in writing by the way,' the younger Bush, who has announced he is 'seriously considering' running for the presidency in 2016, said.

Barbara Bush, 89, who appeared next to former president George H W Bush, said, 'Our problems are so big that it doesn't matter what your last name is in America.'

Jeb Bush replied, 'Mother, I love you. You’re the greatest mother in the world.'

Jeb Bush, who has announced he is 'seriously considering' running for president, referenced his mother's 'enough Bushes' comment before she appeared and walked the remark back

Barbara Bush responded candidly that she did not think Jeb should run for president in a 2013 interview on NBC

Late last year the potential candidate's mother said that she had shifted her position on Jeb running to 'neutral'.

She said her previous comments about 'enough Bushes,' which were in direct response to a question about Jeb running for president, were to clarify that the political family does not feel a 'sense of entitlement', according to Bloomberg.

The last several weeks since Jeb's announcement that he is looking at the presidency have seen him begin raising money for his super PAC Right to Rise.

Events have included a $100,000 a plate fundraiser in New York at the home of billionaire Harry Kravis on Wednesday.

Jeb Bush, seen in 2012 with Columba, has been holding high profile fundraising events for his super PAC, Right to Rise

The former governor has become the presumptive front runner for the Republican nomination after 2012 candidate Mitt Romney said he would not run again.

One problem for Bush is the legacy of his older brother George W Bush, especially two wars that he began in Afghanistan and Iraq during his presidency.

Prepping for a foreign policy speech next week in Chicago, Jeb Bush said 'I won't talk about the past' in response to a question about the wars.

'If I'm in the process of considering the possibility of running, it's not about re-litigating anything in the past.'

The front runner status of both Bush and likely Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton have raised the idea that the 2016 election will be fought between their two powerful political families.

Jeb Bush will have to answer questions about his brother George W (pictured) and the two wars that began during his presidency

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2953529/Jeb-Bush-finally-gets-backing-White-House-run-important-Republican-mom-Barbara.html#ixzz3RjcxFvJW

This.

-PB

She has apparently ruled out running.

People still fail to grasp that national debt =/= credit card debt :lol:

There is no debt if the money is fake.

The just need to borrow more from the federal reserve who invent money out of nothing. It's all fake.

A country that's $18 trillion in debt is the world's richest? Interesting statement.

Either way they're fucked, whether it's Billary or Bush Jnr #231.

Could you explain your last sentence?

South Park parodied it well.

Money corrupts and for one I want to see a electin here or os thats actually about issues instwad of what the money men want

Yeah she'll get fucked over, like Ron Paul did in '12.



And the kicker is that their third parties have almost no chance of getting into any sort of power, so you're stuck between a douche and a turd.

I'm hoping for Elizabeth warren, don't listen to the right wing propaganda about her in that second article, she's the only candidate that's acknowledging the influence money has on politicians and for the most part is a populist.

Ofcourse that's also why she will get no money and have a hard time actually winning.

Warning this is not a thread about Abortion, it is a thread about the US Presidential election. Do not hijack the thread, thanks.

Are you fucking serious ? Fuck me some people are fuck wits

Its not the babies fault its mother was raped.