There may be some overlap but the Paulites are not the tea party.
I’m not convinced that Rand is a worthless pig but daddy Paul is, I just heard him dissing drone warfare.
Mind you I am no neocon, I left that foolishness in my youth, but Paul Sr. and others of his ilk like Justin Amash are called “Paulistinians” for good reason. Their’s is not a middle road it’s the same road as far left peacenik democrats.
As a rule Paultards are...tarded. Is Rand an exception?
You may recall in 2009 after being totally pee..ed off by GWB I did the Peter Schiff Ping list and Peter was a libertarian economics guy.
The reason I never warmed to Ron Paul is a rule I have developed that you see me apply to many Republicans:
MY Rule :”I am not impressed by those who spend their careers woof-woofing without ever getting a significant bill passed, or even leading off stopping one by Dems”
As far as I can recall Ron Paul never accomplished anything in his career in the House, just lots of grand talk. "If only"
Rand is in the Senate minority lecturing the House Republicans on what to do while voting symbolic no’s for stuff that passes the Senate woof woof. How about he kill some Senate bills by offering alternatives and keeping Reids from reaching the House.
We have had endless career ‘talking’ candidates, some never even filed for running. It didnt work.
I get the impression that libertarianism appeals to white middle class kids who disagree with Dems on taxes and affirmative action and mommy state but disagree with Republicans on issues like abortion and gays, and they want to smoke dope which I notice some Dems are proposing.
On the neo-con war stuff the Bush experience turned me 180 degrees on that. In 2003 I was assuring people I knew that Bush and Cheney knew what they were doing and I was blind.