“Why can’t these politicians just shut up and be thought fools rather than open their mouths and remove all doubts?”
I don’t think that’s the case with Rand Paul. I think they were given a crappy briefing, and they called people out on it. I don’t always agree with him 100%, but he stands very firmly on principles, and he is the most closely following the Constitution senator out there.
When he complains about something, it’s worth giving a couple of minutes of serious thought to his complaint