compromise
02-11-2013, 11:33 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2013/02/10/exp-sotu-rand-paul-state-of-the-union-tea-party-president-caterwauling-on-sequester.cnn
Sen. Rand Paul doesn't see his Tea Party response to the President's State of the Union address as a sign of division in the Republican party. It's just "extra," Paul said on CNN's State of the Union, like the order of coleslaw you get with fish and chips. "To me, I see it as extra response, I don’t see it as necessarily divisive," Paul said. "I won’t say anything on there that necessarily is like, 'Oh, Marco Rubio’s wrong.' He and I don’t always agree, but the thing is, this isn’t about he and I, this is about the tea party, which is a grassroots movement, a real movement, millions of Americans who are still concerned about some of the deal making that goes on in Washington." Paul said his response would call for the President to cut foreign aid to Middle Eastern countries like Egypt and Pakistan, requiring a balanced budget and cutting federal taxes. Paul also touched on Kentucky politics, like how he doesn't anticipate a Tea Party challenger to step to Senate leader Mitch McConnell. "I think it’s unlikely," Paul said. "I haven’t heard any Republican challenger come forward. I don’t know, but I haven’t heard of any challenger come forward." He also joked about the rumors Ashley Judd was going to run for office in his state. "When I heard Ashley Judd might run for office, I thought it was Parliament since she lives in Scotland half the year," he said.
I'm a little disappointed. This would have been a good opportunity to attack Rubio. I expect Rand's response will still be pretty good though, as he will try to differentiate himself from Rubio by tackling issues like foreign aid and probably civil liberties as well.
Sen. Rand Paul doesn't see his Tea Party response to the President's State of the Union address as a sign of division in the Republican party. It's just "extra," Paul said on CNN's State of the Union, like the order of coleslaw you get with fish and chips. "To me, I see it as extra response, I don’t see it as necessarily divisive," Paul said. "I won’t say anything on there that necessarily is like, 'Oh, Marco Rubio’s wrong.' He and I don’t always agree, but the thing is, this isn’t about he and I, this is about the tea party, which is a grassroots movement, a real movement, millions of Americans who are still concerned about some of the deal making that goes on in Washington." Paul said his response would call for the President to cut foreign aid to Middle Eastern countries like Egypt and Pakistan, requiring a balanced budget and cutting federal taxes. Paul also touched on Kentucky politics, like how he doesn't anticipate a Tea Party challenger to step to Senate leader Mitch McConnell. "I think it’s unlikely," Paul said. "I haven’t heard any Republican challenger come forward. I don’t know, but I haven’t heard of any challenger come forward." He also joked about the rumors Ashley Judd was going to run for office in his state. "When I heard Ashley Judd might run for office, I thought it was Parliament since she lives in Scotland half the year," he said.
I'm a little disappointed. This would have been a good opportunity to attack Rubio. I expect Rand's response will still be pretty good though, as he will try to differentiate himself from Rubio by tackling issues like foreign aid and probably civil liberties as well.