I was amused by all the attention being paid to what Rand Paul (son of Ron Paul) said in the media lately and the questions as to what he really stands for. You may know that Rand Paul ran as a Republican in the Kentucky primary for a U.S. Senate seat which isn’t out of the ordinary BUT he ran against a Republican that was formally endorsed by the Republican Party, and Paul won by a very wide margin.
Paul was supported by the TEA PARTY because he is against big government and against basically all taxation. In fact, Paul is really a LIBERTARIAN like his father but Libertarians don’t do well in elections so he ran as a Republican.
The reason he is in the news is that he made some “outrageous” statements that shocked even his Tea Party supporters while Libertarians just beamed in approval. This is one of those learning moments for American voters kind of like a “be careful what you wish for…” moments.
Paul said that he is against racial discrimination but businesses should be free to serve who they want to (1960 Greensboro soda counter sit in). He also took Obama to task for leaning on BP for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; accidents happen so leave businesses alone.
Libertarians are for small government; they would have no government (anarchy) but they realize someone has to handle national defense and other tasks better left to a national organization like a national government, but that is it!
Tea Party members who are usually pretty conservative, should realize that our government is involved in our lives in a major way and if you want government to get out of our lives, as Tea Party members profess to want, they should be prepared for the results which Rand Paul is articulating.
Conservatives consider the anti-choice / pro-life issue as very important. Libertarians think the government should have no voice in this issue (or any other issue) and therefore individuals should decide whether they want an abortion or not and doctors and medical centers are free to do as they wish without any government interference.
Just try to imagine a life free of most government control; it’s hard to do. I laughed at Tea Party screamers demanding that government get out of healthcare; these were seniors on Medicare.
Absurd, you betcha, but I am glad Rand Paul is creating this teaching moment; maybe those screaming the loudest will stop and think a little.
Paul was supported by the TEA PARTY because he is against big government and against basically all taxation. In fact, Paul is really a LIBERTARIAN like his father but Libertarians don’t do well in elections so he ran as a Republican.
The reason he is in the news is that he made some “outrageous” statements that shocked even his Tea Party supporters while Libertarians just beamed in approval. This is one of those learning moments for American voters kind of like a “be careful what you wish for…” moments.
Paul said that he is against racial discrimination but businesses should be free to serve who they want to (1960 Greensboro soda counter sit in). He also took Obama to task for leaning on BP for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; accidents happen so leave businesses alone.
Libertarians are for small government; they would have no government (anarchy) but they realize someone has to handle national defense and other tasks better left to a national organization like a national government, but that is it!
Tea Party members who are usually pretty conservative, should realize that our government is involved in our lives in a major way and if you want government to get out of our lives, as Tea Party members profess to want, they should be prepared for the results which Rand Paul is articulating.
Conservatives consider the anti-choice / pro-life issue as very important. Libertarians think the government should have no voice in this issue (or any other issue) and therefore individuals should decide whether they want an abortion or not and doctors and medical centers are free to do as they wish without any government interference.
Just try to imagine a life free of most government control; it’s hard to do. I laughed at Tea Party screamers demanding that government get out of healthcare; these were seniors on Medicare.
Absurd, you betcha, but I am glad Rand Paul is creating this teaching moment; maybe those screaming the loudest will stop and think a little.
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