Revealed: Rand Paul reverses on core campaign pledge before even taking office

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Revealed: Rand Paul reverses on core campaign pledge before even taking office

By John Byrne
Monday, November 8th, 2010 -- 11:57 am

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/flipflop-rand-paul-quietly-reverses-earmarks-i-advocate-kentuckys-interests/



Money talks.

Rand Paul, the next Republican US senator from Kentucky, has done an about-face on earmarks even before taking office.

In an interview published over the weekend with the Wall Street Journal, Paul signaled a major backtrack on a core campaign promise: cutting federal earmarks. The promise is a hallmark of Republican candidates of all stripes, who advocate that a smaller government is in the national interest and that money doled out for special progress is tantamount to backroom dealing.

"In a bigger shift from his campaign pledge to end earmarks, he tells me that they are a bad "symbol" of easy spending but that he will fight for Kentucky's share of earmarks and federal pork, as long as it's doled out transparently at the committee level and not parachuted in in the dead of night," Paul told the Journal for an interview published Saturday.

"I will advocate for Kentucky's interests," he added.

[uncommon]

1. Like anyone here didn't know Rand Paul was a disingenuous fuckwit.

These teabaggers are not going to buck the trend - power is very, very appealing. Even if any one of them had an purity at the outset of this (and I highly doubt it), it won't last.

[SpiralHawk]

2. Typical RepubliBagger

A full-on freaking hypocrite

[T Wolf]

3. EVERY FUCKING time that Senator Paul (doesn't that sound great?) is mentioned, the operative

verb used must be STOMPED.

As in, "Senator-elect Paul stomps all over his campaign promises."

Never let Lauren Valle be forgotten, at least by us. She is last-year's news for practically everyone.

But, the Democrats in Congress will greet their "distinguished colleague" with open hands and treat him with respect. And thus be complicit in her attack as much as the cretins who assaulted her.

[Occam Bandage]

4. Pathetic. "Cutting earmarks" is the only thing Republicans run on, and they can't even do that. nt

[ck4829]

5. It looks like the tea bag is about to get hit by reality

[eleny]

6. he's a steaming pile of right wing goo

[AnArmyVeteran]

8. Absolutely!

[Ikonoklast]

7. He just found out the rules of the game, and he didn''t write them.

Everyone wants me to cut earmarks for YOUR district, but not MINE.

OK, then.

You vote against my earmarks, dumbass, and guess what happens to yours?


And Teabaggers heads will explode when they realize that they can't have their cake, and eat it, too.

[Historic NY]

9. as long as it's doled out transparently....Hey Acqua Buddha thats taxpayer moeny.

[City Lights]

10. That didn't take long.

:eyes:

[joeybee12]

11. Apparently you can fool all of the people all of the time...

if you're talking about Kentucky.

[KamaAina]

12. He's managed to become the worst U.S. Senator even before being sworn in

despite competition from the likes of Inhofe, Coburn, Chambliss, newcomers Toomey and Rubio, and several others.

[Javaman]

13. nitwit paul will continue in his slide toward repuke money. nt

[progressoid]

14. Bwaaaaaahahahaha.

Big fucking surprise.

[Scurrilous]

15. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Skidmore]

16. I see from that screen capture he was elected to be

"Ron Paul's son." Ah, yes, nepotism at its best.