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Since it was mentioned earlier how Ronald Reagan was once a Democrat, we'll stick with him for a case in point: When Reagan was nominated for Governor of California in 1966, he had held no public office. And he came from Hollywood, which many would say was "nutroots" to use your lexicon. And like Dr. Rand Paul, he didn't need your blessing or the coronation of the neo-cons to pursue the office.

I used Grayson's full name, because that was the name he used when he was sworn into office as Secretary of State, and the name I presume will be on the ballot. (And we won't even get into the issue of how the sitting Secretary of State will oversee the election which features himself as a candidate on the ballot.)

And here's a hint for you, if you think all I have against Grayson is his elitist background and entitlement name...start with a search on Grayson and his support/endorsement of Kentucky Senate Bill 62, which would nullify the Kentucky Bill of Rights, and give additional special rights to the mainstream press in the state over the private citizens. When questioned about this, and how he had sworn an oath to the Kentucky Constitution, Grayson's response was "we never had to read that in law school."

Uh-uh. Nice try. Reagan was well-known by 1966 as a Conservative political activist. He had campaigned vigorously for Barry Goldwater in 1964. He had served on two separate occasions in a “political” job as head of SAG. He didn’t have his daddy buy him a party nomination for major office. He had to defeat a liberal who was likely to lose to Pat Brown in the primary. Might I remind you that Daddy Paul is the anti-Reagan. He ran against Reagan because he didn’t find him acceptable as a President. He’s a Libertarian who couldn’t win office under that label, so uses the Republican party instead. And we can go on and on about how comparing him to Reagan is a singular insult to our former President. Face it, Rand Paul is no Ronald Reagan. No public record, no accomplishments in the political realm (hell, I hadn’t even heard of the guy until he decided to buy this race, or rather, have his father buy it for him - and I’ve heard of nearly everyone in the political realm). You’re trying to slime a guy who has a public record, has six years of credible service in a statewide office, and has won twice (including under difficult circumstances).

So, please, come back when Junior has some similar accomplishments, then we’ll talk.