re: Do we have any political leaders that could hold their own with the Founding Fathers?

I see no one in DC that could hold their own. The only person I believe is a true constitutionalist is Mattis. Everyone else is all show and no go.

Walter Jones.

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was in Washington during the Reagan Administration. 

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This is the same thing McCain always uses to make himself look good, too.

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Rand Paul is as close as it gets, and he's been a disappointment lately.

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Every politician I've seen with the name Paul like Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, etc has been a complete cuck.

rep. joe Kennedy is a fricking saint

George Carlin could have held his own. He wasn't a political leader though.

Let's not pretend the founding fathers were all always on the same page and sat around singing kumbaya. Many of them hated each other but had a common goal. There's a reason why guys like Jefferson and Franklin stand out so much from that group. They had the best ideas and most integrity for the whole in that group.

Think about this: Very few of The Citizens at the time,ever heard any of those great leaders speak,or even ever saw them.
Their words would be read out to people,by the best orator in town,because most of the people couldn't read.All they had were their imaginations.
At the same time,back then,even the illiterate were better speakers ( and listeners) than people are today.It was all they had.