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.
Until True Good American’s come to understand the real enemy we will continue to collapse.
Destroy Islam and Liberalism with extreme prejudice or be devoured!
Simple.
Today’s Liberalism and Progressivism are Cowardice, Perverted, Lazy, Entitled and incapable of truth… This cancerous mentalities devouring the world.
LIBERALISM is America’s #1 Enemy! They are the only ones who are laying down with their legs spread wide open along with the door to America, inviting Islam and Anti-American elements into America. If you don’t destroy the sick Liberal cancer devouring America you might as well hand your kids and grandchildren over to Islam!
Fight back now or be devoured!
I voted for Trump, but I don’t know about this deal with Saudi Arabia, they are not to be trusted
Not in my opinion
It people like Rand that holds the republicans from doing good for the country .
Can he shutup already
Another clown resign
Yeah the hell with jobs keep them on unemployment and welfare.
Where was his big mouth when Obama gave Iran 400 million dollars in cash are not the Saudis aloud to protect from Iran and terror groups
And….why would that be??? You necer blicked the yranium deal with Ryssia, you never blocjed the weapins deals to Syria/ Lybia, you never blocjed the millions of $$$$ sent to the Muslim Brotherhood? And so on and so on….