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15. They came damn close, though.

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 08:13 PM

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Here's a pro-Confederate recruiting poster, 1861:

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Rand Paul did the right thing today. I feel faint [View all] irisblue 21 hrs ago OP

Stopped analog clock & when a terrible person does the right thing, irisblue 21 hrs ago #1

Yes sometimes Libertarians do say the right things .... FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #13

Nonetheless he did vote to fund DHS today, DJ Synikus Makisimus 21 hrs ago #2

Every once in awhile he screws up and does the right thing Bayard 20 hrs ago #4

So in other words, he's a fucking hypocrite. AZ8theist 19 hrs ago #12

Most libertarians are leftstreet 1 hr ago #18

Wherein the gulf between "saying" and "doing" is demonstrated... RockRaven 21 hrs ago #3

The Confederacy has lost Kentucky Nasruddin 19 hrs ago #8

Kentucky never joined the Confederacy Jose Garcia 19 hrs ago #10

They came damn close, though. Wednesdays 17 hrs ago #15

Rand Paul vote to acquit Trump RetiredParatrooper 19 hrs ago #11

I've always thought of Rand Paul as more of a Barry Goldwater Republican. generalbetrayus 1 hr ago #17