A Pall over Paul
There are a lotta folks all in a tizzy over Rand Paul’s post election remarks. Republicans are in need of clean drawers while Democrats are renewing their leases on their D.C. pied-á-terre’s. And of course the paid observers are falling all over themselves trying to come up with explanations beyond he’s a fresh politician who doesn’t know the ropes so of course he’s sticking his feet in his mouth.
Yes, the Republicans should be worried. Yes, the Dems should be able to win the Kentucky senate. But no, the pundits have their heads up the clouds.
Like the acorn falling not far from the oak, son Rand is following in the tree-steps of his father, who made a lot of sense on occasion, but on too many other occasions made less sense that Mork. Nanu-nanu, Mr. Paul.
Plus he got started right out of the box. Without any time to even savor his rout of the Republicans’ chosen candidate by more than a score of points.
He went on Rachael Maddow’s program and said he thought privately-owned businesses should be allowed to refuse service to anyone they wanted. He wasn’t convincing when he said that he still supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which seemed like what he was trying to say.
Some critics who wanted to be supporters said he should never have gone on Maddow’s program, but the venue wasn’t the problem, it was his mouth speaking his thoughts.
And before the dust could settle on the notion, young Paul was on Good Morning America saying he thought President Obama was wrong to put his heel on the throat of BP, just ‘cause of the oil spill, and said that the West Virginia mine disaster was just an accident.
Apparently, belatedly gunshy, Paul canceled a scheduled appearance on "Meet the Press" saying he was tired. But a nap ain’t gonna fix what’s wrong with him. The teabaggers need a new hero.
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