Posted on 01/23/2013 11:29:17 AM PST by JohnPDuncan
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is quickly establishing himself as the conservative option in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.
Paul’s statement at Wednesday’s Senate hearing on Libya that he would have fired Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be replayed over and over on cable news in the hours to come. But it’s hardly the first time he’s put himself in the middle of a controversy — and chosen about the most conservative posture possible.
A recent sampling:
1. He had arguably the biggest soundbite of Clinton’s Senate testimony Wednesday, saying, “Had I been president at the time, I would have relieved you of your post.” Soon after, he sent video of his comments to his supporters with a paraphrase of that quote in the subject line.
2. On Monday, he came out against House Republicans’ three-month debt ceiling extension, a bill that has gotten the approval (or at least avoided the opposition) of many conservative House Republicans and the conservative Club for Growth. “I saw the speaker on TV handing the newly sworn-in president a flag. I am afraid it was the white flag of surrender,” Paul said at an event in Charleston, S.C., according to Politico. Paul said Boehner “retreated” from the fight.
3. He was one of just five Senate Republicans to vote against the “fiscal cliff” deal on New Year’s Day, calling it a “spending bill.” He also offered this zinger: “You may not get any more revenue. You may not get any more economic growth. But you can say, ‘I stuck it to the rich people.’ Paul was joined by another 2016 contender, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
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He hasn’t offered any immigration plan or spoke about amnesty, your google searches are just speculation.
Anyone can write anything on the internet.
Google searches and blog articles are not acceptable sources.
He hasn’t offered any immigration plan or spoke about amnesty.
I love it, Frank! May I steal it?
Go for it, please don’t reap move my signature...thanks.
What you said BUMP.
>> ..He is also for legalizing pot and defense cuts. ..<<
AND he’s also not as pro-life as some might think.
“KY U.S. Senate Jr Rand Paul Republican 33”
snip http://votesmart.org/interest-group/1578/rating/6093
If Rand Paul is really pro-life, why did he get a 33% rating from Planned Parenthood?
It would indeed be interesting to know his position on Hagel.
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