Posted on 03/17/2013 7:41:07 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
WASHINGTON – While he doesn’t exactly make the lame walk, Senator Rand Paul excels at getting them to talk, and to answer difficult questions essential to the life and liberty of all Americans. The Senator’s most recent principled stand, voiced during his epic filibuster, targeted the Obama Administration’s policy on dishing out the same quick and hasty deaths without charge or trial here at home as they have been overseas.
Daring to challenge Attorney General Eric Holder to a duel of wits instantly endeared Senator Paul to countless concerned Americans who are fed up with politics as usual, feel betrayed by the Party Machine, and fear that the United States is on an irreversible course similar to that of the Titanic—or Greece.
The energy level at CPAC-2013 was through the roof on its kickoff day due to Senator Paul’s much-anticipated afternoon speech. The primarily young, energetic crowd sported eye-catching “Stand With Rand” stickers along with wide smiles. The venue was swimming with matching red shirts and placards, certainly the largest presence of swag in support of any speaker or candidate.
Incidentally, the Rand swag at CPAC is not affiliated with the Rand Paul 2016 campaign. He did not hire anyone to campaign to help him win the coveted CPAC Presidential Straw Poll. Paul’s lack of concern for the title is most likely going to pay off—the general consensus is that he has it in the bag in his trademark, effortlessly organic way.
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Now, I like Rand Paul for many reasons. However, any fool crawling out from under bridge could get up and say the obvious to conservatives and be an instant hero. The need today is to simply acknowledge the truth of things and call them as they are. Extra points if you cite the Constitutional merit of your solutions.
If Rand is riding at the head of the charge, I’m following his banner.
It’s nice to see some intellectual honesty and principled Constitutionalists in the Senate . . . Rand Paul, Ted Cruz . . . maybe this country still can be saved from an encroaching Orwellian federal government.
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