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Originally Posted by Stimpy
They started out with a good idea, but were quickly corrupted by Republican operatives...
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Quick funny observation:
Rand Paul practically claimed that he was Kentucky's head of the Tea Party when he won the nomination. He still kinda clung to that whole Tea Party thing during his campaigning for the Senate seat, but it was also clear that he was beginning to take orders from Boehner as well.
He was interviewed this morning on Fox, and the interviewer asked him about his prior statement about wanting to form a Tea Party caucus, and when he would start on that initiative. Rand assured us that it was still one of the things he wants to do, but that it might be more effective if he also recruits select members of the Republican leadership as well.
I guess Rand couldn't even bask in his Tea Party glory for more than 24 hours before succumbing to the pressure of the majority leader*
* despite what it sounds like, this isn't necessarily a personal critique of Paul. The fact is that any new member basically has the screws put to them immediately by their party leader. I'm sure Boehner said "If you don't want to work with us, and don't want to be on any meaningful committees, and don't want to be eligible for RNC re-election funds in the future, be my guest..." Pelosi would have done no different.