As recently as early January, Rand Paul was pulling no punches about his dislike for Ted Cruz:
Senator Rand Paul joined Chuck Todd on MTP, and expressed his displeasure at Senator Ted Cruz for stealing his foreign policy ideas.
TODD: You said, “I resolve to spend less time voting in the Senate so Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz don’t look so bad.” Then you said this about Ted Cruz, “I resolve to give Ted Cruz more lead time before I announce my policy positions so he can replicate them faster.” So you believe that basically he steals all your ideas?
SEN. RAND PAUL: Well, you know, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And I think on foreign policy, he started talking about regime change being a bad idea, toppling secular dictators being a bad idea. And I think I’ve been the leader on that issue and I continue to. And it’s an important voice.
He also blasted Cruz for he way he conducts himself in Congress - acting like a jackass in the Senate for all his personal attacks against GOP leader Mitch McConnell and other members.
He is not below being bought.
Have you seen this speech?
https://youtu.be/vOwrxCMDPfo?t=3301
Do you consider that speech as somehow inappropriate?