Senator Marco Rubio has joined Senators Mike Lee, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz in their opposition to the Democrats’ gun control bill that would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of American citizens, The Hill reports. “We, the undersigned, intend…
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Rand Paul’s “Undocumented Citizens” Path to Legality (and Citizenship)
by Andy H • • 7 Comments
I posted an article yesterday on the confusion around Senator Paul’s position as reported by the AP after he gave a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. With the inside information from Eric Erickson at Red State, it seemed as though…
AP Lies About Rand Paul’s Position on Immigration Reform UPDATE 2
by Andy H • • 13 Comments
The AP is doing its part to confuse the issue of immigration reform and the stance of conservatives like Senator Rand Paul. In their story today, the AP headline is purposely misleading: “Rand Paul endorses immigrant path to citizenship” Of course nowhere…
Rand Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll!
by Lonely Conservative • • 10 Comments
The results are in and the winner of the 2013 CPAC straw poll is none other than Senator Rand Paul, with Senator Marco Rubio coming in a close second place. Also, half of the respondents said they want to see…
Video: Rand Paul’s CPAC Speech
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
Here’s the full video of Senator Rand Paul’s speech at CPAC. I missed it in person because my flight was delayed by over an hour. When we finally boarded it had started to snow really hard, and it took another…
NRSC Sponsoring Blog Bash
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
Yesterday the NRSC announced that they will be a sponsor of Blog Bash this year. It’s nice to see Republicans recognizing the hard work we conservative bloggers do. Here’s video of Senator Rand Paul making the announcement. Thanks to The…
Lindsey Graham Voted For John Brennan, Blamed Rand Paul
by Lonely Conservative • • 9 Comments
I’m going to have to keep my commentary here to a minimum because I really want to curse and this is a family-friendly blog. Lindsey Graham on why he voted to confirm John Brennan: Speaking to reporters after he came…
Resurrecting Milton Friedman (or Rand Paul-ing Economics)
by Andy H • • 5 Comments
Rand Paul did something as revolutionary against our government’s over reach as the Magna Carta was to the Royal powers of Britain. He, in just under 13 hours, stood American politics on its head. To use a certain vernacular, he transformed America.…
Rand Paul Isn’t Done Yet!
by Lonely Conservative • • 14 Comments
Senator Rand Paul responded to the criticism sent his way by those old coots John McCain and Lindsey Graham. He basically told them to buzz off. Okay, those are my words, he was a bit more eloquent. “They think the whole…
John McCain Won’t Shut Up, Calls Paul And Cruz ‘Wacko Birds’
by Lonely Conservative • • 18 Comments
Senator John McCain must have thought he didn’t anger enough people yesterday when he took to the Senate floor to slam Senator Rand Paul because later the mean old coot doubled down on the insults. According to The Washington Examiner,…
Figures – John McCain and Lindsey Graham Slammed Rand Paul For Filibuster
by Lonely Conservative • • 8 Comments
This morning Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham blasted their colleague Rand Paul for his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to head the CIA. All Paul wanted was an answer from the administration on whether they believe they…
12 GOP Senators Had Dinner With Obama During Rand Paul’s Filibuster
by Lonely Conservative • • 18 Comments
Senator Rand Paul lasted just shy of 13 hours with his filibuster yesterday. He had some help from Senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz and John Barrasso. While he was conducting his bladder-busting exercise in liberty, some of his fellow Republican…
Senator Rand Paul Filibusters Brennan Nomination Over Drone Use – Update – Still At It – Update – Still At It
by Lonely Conservative • • 8 Comments
As I write this Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is filibustering the nomination of John Brennan as CIA Director over the administration’s stance on drone use on US soil. He said he won’t be able to talk forever, but will keep…
Hagel Confirmed – Update – Rand Paul Voted Yes
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
Well, here’s some bad news. Chuck Hagel was confirmed and will now be the next Defense Secretary. What a disaster. The Senate approved Chuck Hagel’s nomination for Defense secretary Tuesday, ending a contentious battle that exposed deep divisions over the…