THe deal was negotiated in secret between McConnell, Schumer, Pelosi, Ryan and their select representatives. Rand and other fiscal conservatives were cut out. He is not grandstanding, but speaking for us, who had no voice in giving away our kids future to the heavy burden of enormous debt.
Once they took out the Bannon threat, McConnell and the rest of the congressional swamp were free and clear to get their old uniparty groove on.
But Rand Paul seems to always be the one out step with everyone else. Maybe there is a reason he is locked out of negotiations because no one can work with him. He and Corker probably have a life size picture of Napoleon in their bedroom.