Posted on 11/07/2014 8:34:48 AM PST by SoConPubbie
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell just put one election behind him that is expected to sweep him into the position of Senate majority leader, but he already knows who he'd back in 2016 if he decides to run: fellow Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul.
"I don't think he's made a final decision on that. But he'll be able to count on me," McConnell said of Paul's presidential prospects in an interview with the Lexington Herald-Leader published Thursday.
McConnell, who called himself a "big supporter of Rand Paul" said the pair have "developed a very tight relationship."
"And I'm for him," McConnell said. "Whatever he decides to do."
That's despite the fact that other members of McConnell's new majority are considering presidential bids, including Sens. Ted Cruz, Rob Portman and Marco Rubio.
But McConnell and Paul have become close, with Paul campaigning with McConnell to stave off the Senate minority leader's Democratic challenge from Alison Lundergan Grimes.
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Who was that Cruz hater? Someone from National Review? It is good to get these guys names , so that we know who they are and where they are coming from.
I can’t recall.
Mitch forged an alliance with Rand Paul in order to retain his Senate seat.
Senator Paul forged an alliance with Senator McConnell in order to curry favor with the future Senate majority leader.
What Rand doesn’t realize is that Mitch will be using him to splinter the base and make it easier for an establishment type to be the Party’s nominee.
IMO.
The Ron Paul Revolution machine isn’t dead, it’s just been very, very quiet. But Cruz’ base should be much larger by the time the primaries roll around.
LOL.....these are those here who believe that.
Well he is. A severe conservative in The Romney mold. His conservatism closely matches Mitt’s.
Severe.
BTW, in celebration of the election, the GOP has increased your chocolate ration from 20 to 10 grams.
This was the deal behind Rand’s puzzling endorsement before the primary—back Mitch for Senate, and Mitch will back Rand for Prez.
LOL
This was about the leadership vote Monday, not the Presidency.
That’s pretty ridiculous. Paul introduced several border-security measures in the Senate last year and voted against the Gang of 8 bill.
Cruz’amnesty plan to hand out millions of green cards to illegals is virtually the same as Paul’s position.
Like I just posted somewhere, I’m not looking to 2016. It won’t matter if it (a significent change in the direction of Congress) doesn’t get done NOW.
I think the political action is aimed at next week’s vote for Senate Majority Leader. McConnell looking to divide any Cruz/Paul sentiment before the vote.
Patience, if anything the GOPE has shown they have the loyalty of a rattlesnake. Paul will not fair any better with the trash that is the GOPE.
That is the way I see it too.
Rand Paul is a better candidate on the stump than Mitt, Jeb, Santorum, and even Christy.
However Senators seldom win presidency.
Goldwater, dole, McCain. were all sitting senators.
The last republican elected president as a sitting senator was Warren Harding in 1920.
Governors can lose also, for example Mitt Romney, but a senator is much less likely to win.
Rand Paul supports social justice, that is all you need to know to understand that the man is willing to say anything to win San election and cannot be trusted.
Most important issue to me is fiscal sanity. With $18,000,000,000,000 in official recorded debt, and many times more in unfunded liabilities in signed law, we are headed towards Niagara falls in a boat without paddle. Social justice will not matter when country goes bankrupt. Take a good look at Greece and Japan.
Aside from that, a governor has much better chance to win presidency and Rand Paul has no executive experience.
Not always true. Take President Reagan for example. He was a good conservative on social issues. Yet during his 8 years, spending by federal government TRIPLED. He did not use his veto power enough to stop the democrat congress. It was the beginning of national debt explosion.
Next case...Bush-43. Pretty good on social issues! But he began another entitlement (prescription drugs) when the country was already burdened with Medicare, Medicaid, and 100 different forms of welfare benefits. Then he went along with big bank bailout. And increased spending by Dept. of Education. We just can’t afford anymore such morons regardless of how conservative on social issues.
Now the national debt is so high, Federal Reserve can’t even increase interest rates in line with inflation. Because the annual deficit will rocket up with interest payments on national debt. Printing money has never worked in every country where tried. Observe conditions in Japan. That is where we are headed. It will be the demise of this country. A bankrupt country can not defend anything.
I will support any candidate in 2016 who has the spine to cut federal spending. Because I look at long term.
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