[Tau Food]

Let's be honest - Rand Paul couldn't beat anyone for the presidency. It's not his fault, I guess, but he comes across as a bit too effeminate for a male candidate for president. I don't think he can overcome that. Also, he's too closely connected to his dad's foreign policy views, which reek of weak.

Ted Cruz - 2016

[Aetius]

Maybe so, but I think most voters, including most conservatives, will be weary of a candidate they think likely to involve us in another war.

The simplest solution to dealing with foreign terrorists is to not let them in our country in the first place. With a sane immigration policy that would be the case. But we have an insane policy. Insanity is the only way to explain why lowlifes like the Boston bombers or the 9-11 hijackers or the DC Sniper were ever granted entry under any sort of visa.

Rand Paul actually made some promising comments when he questioned the policy that allowed the Boston bombers in. But he’s apparently backed away from that. It’s sort of like how he once made promising comments that suggested we couple any amnesty with a reduction in legal immigration. But again, he’s backed away from that and now usually mouths tired platitudes about the wonders of legal immigration.

So my biggest concern about Paul is how he threatens to hold good positions on immigration, then quickly abandons them.

As of now I do prefer Cruz to Paul, though I doubt either will get the nomination.