Senator Rand Paul was always a weird guy, but likably weird. This was especially true way back when he was a libertarian who joined with progressive Democrats to oppose reckless foreign intervention, the war on drugs, harsh criminal penalties that fell unfairly on minorities, and he was a voice against racism. When on the same side, it was even possible to temporarily forget that his myopic views of law and history caused him to oppose the minimum wage, most civil rights laws, any gun controls, and that the idea of government helping those in need was an anathema to him. But progressives figured we work with those who share our views on a particular issue whenever possible.
That was then and this is now.
Senator Paul is now a full-blown MAGA Trumpie who has abandoned any pretense that he supports things like voting rights, peaceful transition of power, adherence to the Constitution.
His latest evolution as a MAGA nut has him running ads in his home state of Kentucky, featuring Democratic Governor Andy Beshear’s ten year old daughter.
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Kind of weird, and Paul has no valid explanation.
How did this happen? I believe it was after Paul ran for President in 2016, on his long-held views, and the Republican Party Establishment beat him down, determined not to have a non-interventionist, non-racist libertarian take control of the party, not when they had a great leader like Donald J. Trump.
I believe after that, Paul decided “if you can’t beat ’em, join, ’em” and throw his principles overboard and embraced Trumpist fascism.
Oh, by the way, did I mention that this former Ayn Rand acolyte, who embraced her atheism, now claims to be a devout Christian? I did’t say it, but somehow I think you figured that out already. 🙂
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That’s your author above. I am much better looking than Rand Paul, I know the Constitution and American history infinitely better than he, and I stick with what I believe and don’t change just because I was on on the losing side.
But I cheerfully admit that while as a lawyer, I know the Constitution far better than he, Rand Paul is a much better ophthalmologist than I am. 🙂