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In reply to the discussion: Chris Matthews explodes at MSNBC: Quit putting ‘goddamn’ right-wing ads on for free [View all]JonLP24
(29,929 posts)or from what I read from of others but I didn't become interested in politics until 2002-03 (I even remember nation building though) but I will say I believe Rand Paul is more honest when he says it as it is a consistent part of Libertarian ideology & the foreign policy views expressed by him & his father. I think he will try to appear more hawkish to become more electable in a primary.
I'm not saying that as an endorsement of Rand Paul as I can point out several policy views on private business or government policies that are very bad ideas not to mention abortion & LGBT rights and I think Rand Paul is his own worst enemy as even if you get him talking on something he makes sense on, he'll eventually go off the rails. He famously does it all the time in the Senate.