April 23, 2010
Philip Klein at The American Spectator shares Rand Paul's recent statement on Israel. You can read it here.
This is his "broadened" message to win votes. Klein writes that Rand Paul's point that he would not be opposed to Israel defending herself is a "clear departure" from his father. This disagreement with his father is incredibly minor, though. The Obama administration is currently engaged in an arms embargo with Israel and nothing in Rand Paul's statement indicates that he has made any departure whatsoever from being on board with [Alleged] President Obama's arms embargo with Israel. Rand Paul has been consistently silent, during this campaign, about his thoughts on the arms embargo and the silence is deafening in this latest statement, particularly since Klein is highlighting an incredibly minor point, relatively speaking, as a "clear departure" from his father.
If you look at all of the problems with Ron Paul's position on Israel and then consider that the only notable "departure" Rand Paul has from it is that he wouldn't condemn Israel for defending herself, and when you consider that Rand Paul has been making speeches on this for years for his father, well, you should not be at all impressed by this recent statement. Rather, you should be concerned that he is posturing to win votes.......and ineffectively so.
Bottom line? When Stormfront stops being giddy about Rand Paul, I'll know that Rand Paul has been clear in his support for Israel.
No major departure from his dad?