Rand Paul, once declared in 2014 as the “most interesting man” in Republican politics and who was one of the first to drop out of the crowded Republican pool of candidates last year, never really made a dent in the electorate, polling in the single digits for the entire length of his candidacy. After the Iowa Caucus, where he pulled in less than a quarter of the votes that his father had amassed just four years earlier, it was time to hang up the Libertarian horse crop and settle in to a senator’s seat for the rest of his career. In light of the burgeoning success of both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, it was the prudent move. Even the great Establishmentariat darling, Jeb Bush, was no match for the popularity prowess of Donald Trump.
Paul has been stinging ever since that day and his politics have taken on a decidedly quiet demeanor throughout this past crazy election cycle. In February of last year, Politico magazine summed up Paul’s core issue with Rightwing voters:
Paul is one of the GOP’s leading non-interventionist voices. But with increasing instability in the Middle East, terror in Paris and an attack in San Bernardino, Paul’s risk-averse brand of foreign policy has fallen out of favor, as the Republican Party has returned to its roots as proponents of a more muscular and aggressive international posture.
It appears that nothing has changed in the global-political climate. With the Manchester Arena attack in the U.K. just two days ago, as well as the promise by the masked cowards that this “is just the beginning,” Trump’s administration and the U.S. intelligence community will be taxed to strike a middle ground between remaining hyper-vigilant without personal intrusion into everyday life.
The fact remains, however, that no matter how you slice it, the geopolitical realities of war and terror today trump many other concerns and an isolationist point of view seems less prudent than being involved in the direction of momentum against groups like, ISIS, Hamas, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Al-Shabaab (to name the more prominent terror organzations).
That being said, it apparently has not stopped Senator Paul from mounting his white horse and riding to the forefront of an effort to put the kibosh on the U.S.-Saudi arms deal that was agreed to just two days ago during President Trump’s visit to Riyadh. Of course, Democrats are not only jumping on the bandwagon, they’re bringing cognac and chips.
How in the heck can Trump stay so committed to his agenda with everybody, his OWN party, stabbing him in the back. I just don’t know if anybody will ever make America Great Again. We have too many politicians with agendas of their own who will not agree to anything Trump wants(We want). McConnell is getting ready to introduce the AHCA AGAIN and he admits up front that he can garner 51 votes to pass it. It’s DOA again. This is beginning to look like a GOP set up of Trump and his administration. Rhinos, Dems, FBI, CIA, NSA, IRS, DHS.
Another fking traiter.
It’s funny how all you idiots didn’t block obama and his giving millions to Islamic countries!!!!
We the people are against democrats networks f**e news propaganda and democrats party, and Republicans elites morons traitors acting like communist Countries like China, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea and Russian stole the election from the democrats. Not!
Where were you when Obama gave all that money to Iran?
what in the hell has happened …. this deal will put thousands of people back to work……… we need help fighting this war
Where was he when Obama was selling arms to SA?
Rand is trying anything to get back in the spotlight.
Too bad his Neighbor didn’t do a better job on him.
Can you imagine the hideous f**e outrage that we would have seen of congress would have even mentioned blocking Barry’s Saudi arms deals?