What's with Rand Paul?

[ClayNation]

I thought he was a chip off the ole block, but it looks like he's gone full neocon.  His statements on spending "100 years in Iraq" to fight "Islamic radicalism" made me facepalm.

[MV/Liberace!]

Whaaa? I haven't heard about this. Depressing if true. Can you post a video?

[slipstream]

I thought he was a chip off the ole block, but it looks like he's gone full neocon.  His statements on spending "100 years in Iraq" to fight "Islamic radicalism" made me facepalm.

Then you need to read a little bit more closely.

[onan]

Interesting read here:

http://redstateeclectic.typepad.com/redstate_commentary/2010/03/rand-paul-unprincipled-warmongerer.html

particularly this:

Rand Paul suffers from the same deficiencies of character
and ideology

I have yet to hear anything definitive about his stance on the war, except on
his website where he states that he believes "that defending this country is the
primary and most important  Constitutional function of our federal
government."1 His YouTube video titled "National Defense/Foreign
Policy" was just as vague. He basically said that he would have pushed for a
vote for a declaration of war in Iraq, but would have voted against it. And then
says he would have supported the war in Afghanistan!2 It all sounds
very convenient and very much in line what Obama has publicly stated regarding
both wars.3
And there is this deal-breaker of a quote:

"With regard to: is there ever a time when we can go into war without a
declaration? I think most pundit have agreed that in a nuclear age that there
certain things that a president can do with either secrecy or immediately in
retaliation or prevention of a nuclear attack? So, I think that it is
acknowledged."4
And regarding his position on what the president could have done after
September 11 attacks:
"There might have been a reason why a president could have sent Special
Forces in secretly within a few days and I think that could have been something
that would have been justified."5

[West of the Rockies]

He's always struck me as an unprincipled version of his father, a guy who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.  Dad's a doctor, jr. got into medical school; Dad's a politician --  lo and behold, jr. follows his footsteps.  Not saying he hasn't worked to achieve some of what he's got, but having a wealthy, powerful papa sure didn't hurt.