It doesn't take much to impress the right wing Tea Party. [View all]

[kentuck]

Rand Paul will become the new favorite of the Tea Party after last night's filibuster. The implications are deep. He has already expressed a desire to run for the Presidency in 2016. That would split the Republican Party right down the middle if he were not on the ticket. So-called "moderates", such as Jeb Bush or Paul Ryan would be hurt the most by the rise of Rand Paul.

Also, it would only make the Republicans in the House and Senate that much less inclined for compromise or to seek any common ground with the President. It is unfortunate that Republicans and voters, in general, are so easily manipulated. All it took was one speech by Sarah Palin about pit bulls with lipstick and she became the darling of the far right. I suspect we may see the same reaction with Rand Paul's filibuster last night.