Yes and you are right. Sean is going conservative and Rand is going establishment.
Cruz 2016
I see some sort of political machinations involving Rand behind the scenes. Definitely smells like McConnell. All the more reason to really push Matt Bevin for senate. I read that a couple of Tea Party groups that had previously endorsed McConnell may withdraw their endorsements. The Madison Project is fully behind Bevin.
So why is Nappyhead stabbing Cruz in the back now, after praising him on the Senate floor?
I’m not surprised, really. Paul is an amnesty supporter, after all; he and Cruz are cut from different cloths.
He’s being political, not surprising given his profession.
The first statement you quote is the plain simple truth. Republicans aren’t united and they don’t have the leverage. That’s not even debatable. Critiquing Cruz’s tactics just sounds like a difference of opinion as to how the republicans should proceed. That doesn’t mean Paul doesn’t share the ultimate goal with Cruz. As for the McConnell endorsement, I hadn’t heard that but if that’s correct it sounds like politics aimed at a 2016 endorsement and support for his nomination. Sordid perhaps but what part of politics isn’t?
I heard Hannity talking to John Cornyn, who kept talking in circles. I didn’t hear Rand Paul on with him though.
I heard it while driving and flipping through the stations. Figuring it was just going to be more of the same from Hannity, I was about to hit “next”, then realized he was actually asking penetrating questions of someone and was being persistent in getting an explanation. I listened more and found out it was Paul. I was pleasantly surprised at Hannity.
are you sure. I don’t listen to ha Hannity but Rand Paul stood on the floor with Cruz last night and again this morning...kept up tweets all night in support of Cruz. now I’m confused.
Agree that Rand was not as I expected! Now I have to wonder just why he did that...is it for himself or for the future of the party (maybe neither). Either way, I’ve lost enthusiasm for him, he seems to be going out for himself these days.
I’d guess that he is trying to diminish the Cruz effect and that further diminishes him. Others of course may disagree.
Too bad though as I really like both and wish they could get an agreement on a platform against the Democrats.
Hannity sounded frustrated with the answers Paul was giving.
I heard the entire interview. Paul sounded extremely squishy and like a defeatist. Claiming that all the RINOs were being treated unfairly because they all hate Obamacare too. But they know they will get blamed by the media. Hannity wasn’t buying it. And basically hung up on him.
Over the past year Hannity has become much more hardline. He had Dana Perino about crying last night, referring to her type as squishes and wimps.
It fits. I always see Rand as someone who is less interested in actually “bucking the establishment” as opposed to working “libertarianism INTO the establishment.” The McConnell endorsement, the waffling amnesty stance, and several other things have tended to point this way. His overall track-record since being in office has been pretty solid. But I remain wary of him. This sort of accomodation towards the establishment, coupled with my concern he’s holding back on some more extreme, big-L libertarian views, just keeps me from ever wanting to jump on his bandwagon. Particularly his wishy-washiness on amnesty (and indeed, libertarians used to be very vocal on being pro open-borders).
Anyway, the Palin-Cruz brand of “tea party” conservatism is more my avenue.
I got the impression that Rand was against Ted doing this, but decided to be supportive because of the overall goal, and because Ted supprted his filibuster. Rand is right that the Republicans will ultimately lose this particular fight, but wrong on how important making the effort is. He’s a bit defeatist about it, which is disappointing.
Rand basically waffled today in his interview with Glenn. He seems to be switching from a principled conservative/liberation to a squishy Republican.
I didn’t catch Rand Paul on Hannity, but I did get the opportunity to hear Ted Cruz’s interview on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show today. It was amazing. After 20 hours on the Senate floor doing a filibuster against Obamacare, he had time to talk to US via talk radio. And he voiced the same truths that many of us have come to understand: The reason why the Republicans on Capital Hill can’t get anything accomplished is because all the leaders have been there too long. They’re old, entrenched, and completely out of touch with We The People who hired them. They think they’re our rulers. They have forgotten that they work for us. I don’t know about you, but me and my fellow activists are working hard to primary out as many of those complacent old pharts as possible.
Cruz 2016.
Missed Hannity, but saw Rand and Mitch chit-chat on C-Span tonight.
Rand has veered to the left to try and stake an early claim for the middle of the road moderate vote.
Being an “Always surrender before a fight” Surrender Republican Federal Politician does have its disadvantages:
1.) You will never get elected to be POTUS;
2.) If you sit on the fence, the political splinters will get you;
3.) If you stay in the middle of the road, you will get run over.
I turned off Hannity off soon as tamara whatshername compared
Republicans to john Wayne Gacy.