Cooke: Rand Paul Represents ‘Conservatarian’ View ‘On Paper’ -- But Has His Own Problems

Just under 5 minute interview at NRO - Corner.

Have no use for Rand Paul. He panders to both Conservatives and Libertarians. I would respect him more if he were the one thing or the other.

Here's a lot of Rand Paul's inner libertarian ....

Rand Paul Defends Obama Against Dick Cheney

Rand Paul's NYPD Shooting Blowback

Rand Paul Blames Politicians for Ferguson Tragedy

RAND PAUL: IT'S AMERICA'S FAULT

Rand Paul: Let’s face it, it’s going to be difficult to repeal ObamaCare at this point

Rand Paul Touts GOP Unity, Endorses Susan Collins 'Wholeheartedly' in Maine

Rand Paul Wants Bigger GOP: ‘You Go to a Republican Event and It’s All White People’

Rand Paul: Amnesty Legislation Could Pass This Year

Rand Paul seeks new allies among Romney 2012 team

McConnell: Rand Paul can 'count on me' for 2016

He panders to both Conservatives and Libertarians.

And ... to Al Sharpton ....

Much of the 4+ minute interview is on abortion and pro-life.

Very interesting.

Rand Paul On Shutdown: "Even Though It Appeared I Was Participating In It, It Was A Dumb Idea"
I said throughout the whole battle that shutting down the government was a dumb idea. Even though it did appear as if I was participating in it, I said it was a dumb idea. And the reason I voted for it, though, is that it's a conundrum. Here's the conundrum. We have a $17 trillion debt and people at home tell me you can't give the president a blank check. We just can't keep raising the debt ceiling without conditions. So unconditionally raising the debt ceiling, nobody at home wants me to vote for that and I can't vote for that. But the conundrum is if I don't we do approach these deadlines. So there is an impasse. In 2011, though, we had this impasse and the president did negotiate. We got the sequester. If we were to extend the sequester from discretionary spending to all the entitlements we would actually fix our problem within a few years.
[Posted on 11/19/2013 12:16:51 PM by Third Person]

Rand Paul: Time for GOP to soften war stance
...by softening its edge on some volatile social issues and altering its image as the party always seemingly "eager to go to war... We do need to expand the party and grow the party and that does mean that we don't always all agree on every issue" ... the party needs to become more welcoming to individuals who disagree with basic Republican doctrine on emotional social issues such as gay marriage... "We're going to have to be a little hands off on some of these issues ... and get people into the party," Paul said.
[Posted on 01/31/2013 5:08:50 PM PST by xzins]

Rand Paul's immigration speech
...The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration.

Unfortunately, like many of the major debates in Washington, immigration has become a stalemate-where both sides are imprisoned by their own rhetoric or attachment to sacred cows that prevent the possibility of a balanced solution.

Immigration Reform will not occur until Conservative Republicans, like myself, become part of the solution. I am here today to begin that conversation.

Let's start that conversation by acknowledging we aren't going to deport 12 million illegal immigrants.

If you wish to work, if you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you...

This is where prudence, compassion and thrift all point us toward the same goal: bringing these workers out of the shadows and into being taxpaying members of society.

Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers.12 million more people assimilating into society. 12 million more people being productive contributors.
[Posted on 03/19/2013 7:04:07 AM PDT by Perdogg]
Rand Paul calls on conservatives to embrace immigration reform
Latinos, should be a natural constituency for the party, Paul argued, but "Republicans have pushed them away with harsh rhetoric over immigration." ...he would create a bipartisan panel to determine how many visas should be granted for workers already in the United States and those who might follow... [and the buried lead] "Imagine 12 million people who are already here coming out of the shadows to become new taxpayers...
[Posted on 04/21/2013 1:52:42 PM PDT by SoConPubbie]
[but he's not in favor of amnesty, snicker, definition of is is]

Rand Slams Congress for Funding Egypt's Generals: 'How Does Your Conscience Feel Now?'
Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt's military -- even as Cairo's security forces massacre anti-government activists. [by "anti-government activists" is meant church-burning Christian-murdering jihadists]
[Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat]

I coined the term libertarian-nationalist about 30 years ago to describe people who want the maximum individual liberty consistent with a strong national defense, robust foreign policy and limited immigration. Because individual liberty can only exist within a strong, secure nation.

That’s a quite a pic, a gaunt Shaprton and Rande mid-blink.

Yeah, Rande’s just sorta flapping around. Oh well.

Assuming Cruz doesn’t run, I see the GOP POTUS nomination down to either Walker or Bush. The others are in there to round out the field.

No thank you. Rand Paul made a big stink about Republicans seeking Voter ID laws in his effort to cozy up to the African-American voters. I live in a red state that constantly goes blue for statewide and presidential elections because of inner city voter fraud. Voter fraud is not insignificant and certainly not appropriate for him to minimize it just for the sake of his personal political goals.

This is the Free Republic thread Cooke talks about in his book.

Thank you for linking it to thread.

bttt