House Republican leader takes a swipe at Rand Paul in Paul's hometown

[jct74]

Political Paddock: House Republican leader takes a swipe at Rand Paul in Paul's hometown

BY SAM YOUNGMAN
July 21, 2014

LOUISVILLE — It's not accurate to say that incoming U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy took a shot at Rand Paul in the Kentucky senator's back yard.

It was much more like the senator's front yard, and it might as well have been the Pauls' kitchen.

But there was McCarthy in Bowling Green on Saturday, elected to his new position about a month ago, hesitating slightly before answering that yes, he could support Paul if the senator became the Republican presidential nominee in the 2016 race for the White House.

But it was certainly no endorsement, and Paul's allies might be forgiven for viewing McCarthy's caveat for supporting the senator as a slight given where he was when he expressed his reservations.

"(If) Rand Paul's the nominee, I could clearly support Rand Paul," McCarthy said. "I think Rand Paul's got a lot of good ideas. I differ (with) him on foreign policy."

That McCarthy disagrees with Paul on foreign policy seems to put him in line with just about every other Washington Republican

What Paul and his team believe is that it also puts them at odds with the American people.

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http://www.kentucky.com/2014/07/21/3345964/political-paddock-house-republican.html

 

[LibertyEsq]

read more:
http://www.kentucky.com/2014/07/21/3345964/political-paddock-house-republican.html

Here it we go again with the "I like X Paul. X Paul has some good ideas. I differ with X Paul on foreign policy" Bullshit

Reporters need to ask politicians if they really support sending troops back into Iraq when they say stuff like this

 

[Koz]

Here it we go again with the "I like X Paul. X Paul has some good ideas. I differ with X Paul on foreign policy" Bullshit

Reporters need to ask politicians if they really support sending troops back into Iraq when they say stuff like this

Hahaha, reporters aren't smart enought to ask follow up questions like that.