Rand Paul’s big mistake: Why his unofficial presidential campaign is flailing already

Salon ^ | February 17, 2015 | Elias Isquith

[2ndDivisionVet]

They paid him to write this? Equating Ben Carson with Ted Cruz? Huh?

[faithhopecharity]

Salon seems to be a humor magazine

[Theoria]

Cruz is a cosponsor with Rand to audit the Fed.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Ssshhhhh, don’t tell Elias.

[Hugin]

My guess is Rand will ultimately have to choose between running for president, or reelection as Senator. He can’t be on the ballot for both in KY. I predict he will choose the latter.

[TomGuy]

Paul’s big mistake has been his trying to be all things to all segments, thus not standing for much of anything.

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He kind of reminds me of John Kerry of 2004. Kerry had a plan for everything, but never revealed any of them. The things Kerry was for on day, he was against the next.

[pallis]

This is what passes for political analysis with the left. Was anyone associated with the Tea Party interviewed? Probably not.

[ansel12]

**” Yes, his positions may be more coherent than, say, those of Cruz”**

Rand Paul is amazingly incoherent on positions, already he has built up a Romney-like collection of opposites and contradictions, on fundamental, basic issues.

Here is on abortion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAKVafMddTg#t=55

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

In general Rand Paul has some “kookie” ideas-Sorry.

[eyeamok]

How dare anyone try to shine the light of truth upon the MoneyChangers! If Americans ever understood how our Banking System operated, there would be a revolution overnight.

[backwoods-engineer]

Because Wall Street picks our Presidents.

Can we get back to a Constitutional Republic?

[backwoods-engineer]

Because it’s “kookie” to audit a criminal banking enterprise.

[Lurkinanloomin]

I think it will take a miracle.

[grania]

It IS NOT a "kookie" idea to finally audit the Fed. I hope it includes a verified inventory of US stored gold reserves.

The "conservatives" opposed to this are not our friends. They call themselves conservative, but they're only conservative about low taxes for themselves, and laws and wars that support their globalist agenda.

Rand Paul is looking better every day.

[InterceptPoint]

Wall Street to Rand Paul: "Yes, we know the Fed is a giant scam. But it's our scam. So hands off, we don't need no stinkin' audit."

[SharpRightTurn]

There are plenty of reasons not to back Rand, but auditing the Fed is not one of them. Of course the 1%er Wall Street guys don’t want it. Why would they want to shed light on what went on during the Stimulus, QE1, etc.? And, contrary to this article, the big majority of those 1%ers are not conservatives.

[Mashood]

Let it flail.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Do you mean I should support a man because of one issue?

[grania]

do you mean I should support a man because of one issue?

I mean you shouldn't discount the importance of that issue to US citizens who are getting crushed economically by the banking system.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

The banking system will mean nothing if we are under the conquering thumb of alien invaders.