I'm fine with Rand engaging in politics. That sort of what you do when you enter politics... you engage in politics. Like when Ron Paul voted for Newt Gingrich for SOTH, or when he endorsed Ted Cruz, who stands for Iranian sanctions.
And son, when you've helped elect half as many GOPers to office as I have, come and talk to me about being a brainless follower. I know what tools are at our disposal, and what/who stands in our way. And right now, what/who is the biggest obstacle in our way, is YOU. YOU and the shitheads out there who think they know better than the people who have actually moved the ball down the field. I'll work in the GOP with Rand Paul to move the ball down the field. If it's with fellow libertarians, then great. If not... hey, I'll work with the Tea Partiers, and accept half a loaf of Liberty for now. And I'll laugh at the purist urchins looking desperately in the windows at the grown ups eating at the political table, downtrodden because the maitre d' won't let them in without a coat and tie.
Suck it up, cupcake! Put on the coat and tie, sit down at the table, and act like a grown up. Or, get used to playing the role of the urchin in the cold.