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Rand Paul is a political genius. He sees that it is almost impossible to reconcile New Conservatism and traditional values with libertarianism, so he has excised the conservative part, kept the libertarian of course, and reached out to what the libertarians and the Left have in common to form a new consensus.
He wants to be president.
He has harnessed the power of C-SPAN at a very opportune moment and captured the deep yearning of the young isolationist American: to be as free as possible and to have peace with the rest of the world. Also, he has a likable manner, a humble way of speaking that is enormously appealing.
Unfortunately, his foreign policy will never bring peace, as we have seen in our lifetimes if we are old enough and should know by now.
Beware.