Paul must know that Mitch McConnell is a scumbag. But he sold his soul to get establishment support for his presidential run, or establishment support to change the Kentucky law so that he can run for the senate and the presidency at the same time (which they just did).
Maybe Paul is trying to undermine McConnell's campaign now that he got that law change through. But an endorsement of Bevin would have been nice!
To: cotton1706
Since McConnell cut his deal with Paul, everything has gone wrong. Karma!
2 posted on
04/18/2014 5:53:16 AM PDT by
grobdriver
(Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
To: cotton1706
I thought Paul already publicly endorsed McConnell some months ago.
To: cotton1706
For awhile, I thought Rand Paul might be the one to shake things up. He could've brought in the war-weary fed up with our loss of freedoms vote as a candidate, without selling out to anyone. But what happened? Rand Paul has been all over the place, he doesn't seem to have good instincts anymore, and he isn't looking much like someone who will turn the US around.
I can't imagine why he made a deal with McConnell, if he did. Anyone who is going to change things cannot have the blessing of the establishment. The cost to their integrity is too great. JMHO
4 posted on
04/18/2014 5:54:25 AM PDT by
grania
To: cotton1706
Why do we live in an era when disagreement with someone’s political positions must be equated with “hate”? (or racism)
5 posted on
04/18/2014 5:55:45 AM PDT by
DJ Frisat
(Proudly providing the NSA with provocative textual content since 1995!)
To: cotton1706
Gee, I will probably get flamed, but I am not really happy with either of those two ... but then I really do not get a say because, thank God, I don’t live in Kentucky.
To: cotton1706
Brutal honesty:
American politics is such a rigged, dishonest game that NOBODY can get anywhere nationally without the establishment power brokers giving a green light.
My two cents, anyway.
13 posted on
04/18/2014 6:12:38 AM PDT by
EricT.
(Everything not forbidden is compulsory.)
To: cotton1706
As I’ve said before, Rand Paul is more interested in his own political ambitions rather than what’s best for Kentuckians. Paul calculated early on that McConnell would easily win the primary, defeat Alison Lundergan Grimes in the general election and, thereby, McConnell would be in a strong position to help Paul’s presidential bid. Paul has obviously miscalculated regarding the Tea Party support and I’m not convinced that McConnell can beat Grimes. Rand Paul may regret playing politics instead of standing on conservative principles.
To: cotton1706
Not that I like McConnell, I don't! But,
DO NOT TRUST RAND PAUL!
To: cotton1706; Jim Robinson
Politicususa, the National Catholic Register and the spore of the Irish Times spew should be banned from Free Republic because they are Soros-based, have no readers or subscribers, espouse heresy, waste our time, divide us, etc.
Basically, they’re red ants.
21 posted on
04/18/2014 7:52:55 AM PDT by
namvolunteer
(Obama says the US is subservient to the UN and the Constitution does not apply. That is treason.r)
To: cotton1706
The McConnell campaign has been such a disaster... I don't know about that part, but Chinless is certainly blessed with his competition.
27 posted on
04/18/2014 10:24:28 AM PDT by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: cotton1706
to change the Kentucky law so that he can run for the senate and the presidency at the same time (which they just did)Citation?
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