And that in a nutshell, was my point of this post, other that the Big point that overall;
Rand Paul ROCKS!!!!!
#standwithrand (in 2016)who will be his VP????
That’s an excellent article and I agree with all of it.
What Sen Paul did last night was inspirational, heroic and profound.
On the other hand, it’s doubtful I’d ever vote for Sen Paul for higher office, due to such things as his snubbing of Netanyahu’s speech before the joint session of Congress. Then there are the “pesky” things like his votes to confirm Kerry and Hagel, and probably Brennan.
I’ve always heard that one sign of mental health is the ability to tolerate paradox. I don’t know if that’s true, but I wish I saw more of it in politics.
Isn’t it possible that someone, say Sen Paul, can demonstrate leadership, courage, and a principled defense of our Constitution, yet be someone whose beliefs or positions in other areas are indefensible?
In other words, is it possible to celebrate and be inspired by what Sen Paul accomplished last night, but not want to propel him into the Presidency? Vice versa, I’m seeing a lot of posts today completely dismissing a great Conservative victory last night, for which Sen Paul carried the banner, because they disagree with his views in other areas. IMO, both are equally short-sighted.
Life is sometimes not so black and white.