Rand Paul, asked directly whether he is a libertarian, couldn't bring himself to say a simnple "yes."
Instead, he is a "constitutional conservative," which is different from being a "conservative" without adjective -- and different in a libertarian direction.
David Boaz, who is a libertarian without ifs, ands, or buts, and who might be expected to be ticked off at this, is understanding.
"But if you can call yourself a conservative without necessarily endorsing everything that William F. Buckley Jr. and the Heritage Foundation — or Jerry Falwell and Mike Huckabee — believe, then a politician should be able to be a moderate libertarian or a libertarian-leaning candidate."
I don't know what to think of this, but in the event some of you found it here first: try reading Andrew Sullivan's blog more often.
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Rand Paul supports drug prohibition, even for medical marijuana. Google "Rand Paul supports drugs laws" for confirmation.
Thanks. That explains why he's an uptight ass. He needs to relax, take a toke, and calm down.
I wouldn't assume that there is a correlation between favoring drug prohibition and abstaining from drugs, at least among politicians.
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