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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsYeah, he's Rand Paul. And every word he just said is the stone cold gospel truth.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-28T13:16:22.534Z
SheltieLover
(77,851 posts)Ray Bruns
(6,056 posts)SheltieLover
(77,851 posts)Just Jerome
(448 posts)on occasion, make for strange bedfellows.
Ewwwwww
Bluetus
(2,425 posts)Last edited Wed Jan 28, 2026, 08:15 PM - Edit history (1)
to MAGA Nazis on the political spectrum. A mistake most people make is to believe that politics is a single dimension, a line that runs "left" or "right". That has never been the case.
In normal times, we wouldn't have much in common with the Pauls or the Koches. But these are not normal times. When the Nazis run around executing people for speaking their mind, and try to justify it with "he had a gun at a protest", this is anathema to Libertarians. I'm not sure what animates Thomas Massie, but he clearly is not a MAGA Nazi.
We need to be that clear democracy requires a certain amount of disagreement on policy, and that is healthy. Where we are today, the fact that we likely disagree on policy with people like Paul and Massie (and Murkowski and others) must be secondary to defending the democracy, Constitution, and rule of law. We need to set policy differences aside for the moment and join with anyone who has a good faith interest in saving our democracy.
Volaris
(11,465 posts)But yes, I'll give them credit in that I very much trust their Constitutional judgements a hell of a lot more than I do the goddamn religious zealots in that party, no doubt.
UpInArms
(54,301 posts)may finally have been hit with the clue stick
Wednesdays
(21,793 posts)Repugs are reading the latest poll numbers.
Mosby
(19,285 posts)Fuck him.
Moostache
(11,064 posts)In this case, while he remains an enemy of the future, he does have cachet with voters beyond the reach of the normal Democratic coalitions. I would never trust him in a million years, but I welcome ALL voices raised against the current abomination in our governance...
Lucky Luciano
(11,835 posts)He would be near the top of the list, so at least there is some consistency.
MagickMuffin
(18,143 posts)Do I have to remind you that you and YOUR party CAN make something happen if you'd quit sitting and standup for our Constitution!
durablend
(8,945 posts)sop
(17,785 posts)FakeNoose
(40,508 posts)... but then he'll sit back and criticize whenever somebody actually DOES something.
It's never him doing anything about anything. Fuck this guy!
maliaSmith
(168 posts)Obama and Biden didn't use violence when deporting undocumented people. They deported more and were humane, unlike the felon rapist in our WH.
Dr. T
(534 posts)and confiscate the guns I don't own. The righties practically guaranteed it would happen.
llmart
(17,402 posts)This goes back to when President Clinton was in office. That's when most of the anti-government crapola started.
flashman13
(2,165 posts)karin_sj
(1,341 posts)I'd believe him more if he switched his political affiliation to Independent.
ismnotwasm
(42,668 posts)Pretending not to be is typical of that asshole
timms139
(501 posts)uses these events to get his mug on the big news channels. Nothing in substance other than an appearance for looks .
nycbos
(6,704 posts)popsdenver
(1,781 posts)you were a key player with bringing this group of so called Republicans into power and keeping them there......screw you.
You Republican Politicians all created a Frankenstein's Monster, intentionally keeping him in office, and haven't a clue on how to stop him.....(or maybe, could it be...... you just don't want to remove him from office...............
Scrivener7
(58,700 posts)Yes, I know they won't. But they could.
But as it is, ALL the Democrats, united, will have to fight them tooth and nail to make anything change.
ABC123Easy
(116 posts)I trust him less than Susan Collins. He always does this and then we see no actual results when it counts.
Forgot to add, his neighbor is awesome.
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snot
(11,580 posts)You may not agree with everything Paul says, but I wish there were more in Congress who exhibited the level of integrity in their principles, words, and actions that he & Bernie do.
Norrrm
(4,271 posts)Investigation? Trump said that Renee good viciously ran over her own killer who got up off the ground as the car was driving away and shot her from beside the car.
Joinfortmill
(20,342 posts)Hassler
(4,800 posts)When whackjobs Paul and Marge make sense and speak the truth.
Probatim
(3,232 posts)MW67
(93 posts)Strongly condemned the action's taken by the White House on Jan 6th ? Yeah same people, definitely B S
3Hotdogs
(15,116 posts)PROSECUTE THE ICEHOLES.
Deminpenn
(17,331 posts)They do not want government interferring in their lives or the lives of others. That's why you see Paul consistently be against foreign wars and interventions.
You can disagree with Paul's policy beliefs, but he is consistent in voting in accordance with them.