Sen. Rand Paul

[Crafty_Dog]

Hereby gets his own thread:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/12/full-text-of-rand-pauls-tea-party-response-to-state-of-the-union

[DougMacG]

Copying my comment to the new thread.

Glenn Beck is saying it is Rand Paul who hit it out of the park last night.  He was far more specific.  Rand Paul has also been shaping up his foreign policy views to be acceptable to conservatives, to be prudent in our support of allies, unlike his father's extreme refusal to project force.

Full text of the speech, 4 internet pages:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/12/full-text-of-rand-pauls-tea-party-response-to-state-of-the-union

[bigdog]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/6/rand-paul-filibusters-brennan-nomination-cia-direc/

I'm not a particular fan, but I LOVE that he is in a verbal filibuster.

[Crafty_Dog]

Though there are areas where I lack confidence in his judgment, there are many where we are in strong agreement.  He appears to be a man of genuine conviction for our Founding Fathers and our Constitution and possesses the spine, testicles, and heart to stand strong.  This is a quite rare; the man bears close watching for greater things.

[prentice crawford]

Rand Paul brought a great deal of attention to the issue of using drones on American soil to kill Americans without due process; he also brought some Republicans together that were really fired up on the net and liking his leadership. The hash tag #StandWithRand was trending number one both nationally and world on Twitter so he's going to get some name recognition out of it. I think he put a little mark on Obama's dictatorship.
                                  P.C.