[MadIsh32]

Are conservatives willing to go with Paul on some of his more libertarian leaning positions?

His view of the US military’s role in the world, legalization of marijuana/hemp for starters?

[SVTCobra03]

Rand Paul needs to show me that he is not anti-Semitic.

[dfwgator]

I won’t agree with Rand 100%, probably not even 80%....But I am looking to see if he has some stones as a leader.....That’s what people don’t realize, it’s not just about the issues, it is about the abilities as a leader....Do you think everyone that voted for Reagan agreed with him on everything? Reagan won because he was a heckuva leader, above all.

[CitizenUSA]

I don’t know the details of Rand Paul’s views on the military, but I certainly support a less interventionist military policy. If he means to get us out of Team America: World Police while maintaining a very strong national defense, then I’m for it.

As far a pot goes, that’s a matter that should be left to the states. The same thing goes for many other issues. Let the states decide. America can survive diversity among the states, but it’s doomed to fall apart or turn into a totalitarian state if Washington DC continues to impose its will on everyone.

[fr_freak]

Are conservatives willing to go with Paul on some of his more libertarian leaning positions?

His view of the US military’s role in the world, legalization of marijuana/hemp for starters?

While I don't know the details of Rand's views on US military role, I will say, as a vet, that our use of the military has gotten corrupted and out of hand. I fully supported both the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns, and still do on one level, but Iraq turned into a 10 year nation-building swamp which yielded little to no benefit to us, and the Afghanistan war has become so corrupted with ridiculous rules of engagement and prosecutions of soldiers doing their jobs that it is almost a parody of a war. I don't want to see us wasting anymore blood or treasure on military campaigns that yield us no real benefit.

As far as the War on Drugs goes, I have felt that it morphed into an excuse for a police state a long while back, while being a miserable failure at the same time. Only a crazy person wants to keep doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results.

[11th_VA]

I'd rather follow Rand than the last 3 Presidents. All have abused their power by getting us involved in unconstitutional wars.

It's time to cut off the imperial presidency ...

[Thane_Banquo]

1) Can you show me where in the Constitution the Federal government is authorized to outlaw marijuana across the entire country, even when there is no interstate traffic thereof? Let states and local communities decide the issue. The Founders didn’t leave that kind of issue to the federal government.

2) Regarding the military, why do we need to spend billions of dollars a year to keep foreigners half the world away from killing each other like animals?

[dcwusmc]

A big HELL YEAH to that!!!!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

His view of the US military’s role in the world

Yes, send devastation, not troops.

legalization of marijuana/hemp

Sure, why not? Then the RATs will be too stoned to bother with voting.