Got an email from Rand Paul. He's running for president.

– Today I'm announcing I'm running for President of the United States of America because I want to defeat the Washington machine.

Our country is run by and for the special interests, and the career politicians in both parties let it happen.

We look around and see the same old, tired career politicians from yester year running. Hillary Clinton? We know how that movie ends… trillions more in debt, more taxes, and more Benghazi's. Radical Islam thrived and grew while Hillary was on the top floor of the state department. Now she wants a promotion?

The elites that run the Washington machine at our expense will throw everything against us.

That's why we need your help today, right now, to help fuel our campaign to defeat the Washington machine.

Please fill out your Republican Renewal Response Form right away.

Will you contribute $25, $50, $100, $250, $1,000, or even the maximum $2,700?

No amount is too small. The biggest thing we need is you on board today.

Here's the thing: we're announcing for president today. That means the media, pundits, and the elites will immediately jump all over how well we do out of the gate. They'll want to know how many people got on board.

Today's Money Bomb might very well be the most important of the entire campaign because it will set the tone.

You see, the experts say a dollar contributed early on is worth $2 or $3 later. That's been one of the tricks of the power brokers. Hillary will raise gobs of cash out of DC, New York, San Francisco, and LA within moments of announcing.

So we need early support. It's crucial.

And with your support here's my plan to defeat the Washington machine and unleash the American Dream:
Term limits to get rid of the career politicians.
Require Congress to read legislation before they actually vote on it—read the bills!
Audit the Fed—we deserve to know what's happening with our money.
Pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution—no more adding trillions in debt—time to pay it down.
Boldly overhaul the tax code—no more loopholes for the biggest corporations with the best lobbyists—give workers a tax cut.
Stop Common Core—school choice is the way forward.
And on and on and on.
Basically it's the opposite of what Hillary would do. Term limits, read the bills, Audit the Fed, cut debt, overhaul the tax code, ending Common Core…

… and I'll take this message to every corner of America. I've been to Detroit. I've been to Ferguson. I've been to Berkeley. I've been to Chicago. I've been to Howard. Everywhere I go I bring the conservative message to the young, to those who are struggling, to those who the Left has failed… and they respond!

Ours is the winning message, but it is one that scares those who have profited at our expense.

So today I announce my candidacy for President of the United States.

I humbly ask you to help us defeat the Washington machine.

Today—right now—is when I need your help most.

Thank you.

Rand Paul

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So, he isn't his daddy, but what do y'all think of him?

I like him ok... but he has very little experience. See obama's campaign promises.

I like his foreign policy views of cutting out foreign aid money and keeping out of needless wars. He's completely unrealistic that we can pass or that we need a balanced budget amendment. That's one of those things that sounds good but what happens in an emergency? You just can't say we are not allowed to spend money on things that are unexpected.
I've thought about term limits before but why shouldn't the people be able to reelect someone who has done a good job as many times as they want to elect him? That takes away some of the freedom of us voters to make decisions.
I don't care for his views on abortion and I think he has some simplistic views that aren't going to pass muster when the debates start.
I wouldn't vote for him and doubt he has a chance.

I hate to repeat what I heard on one of the liberal stations on radio today, but I think it's true.
The moderator said the "Clown cars are beginning to load up." Jeb is the only candidate that could possibly defeat any democrat and he isn't going to get the nomination.

I don't think a candidate that doesn't tow a party line can get a fair break.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/us/politics/handed-the-spotlight-rand-paul-gets-testy-on-tv.html?_r=0&referrer=

I sent his daddy money and I will send him money...At least I can die knowing I wasn't a stupid two party worshiping fool. Rand and Ron are both what used to be called small government fiscally sound conservatives before that all got hosed up with Reagan..

If he and walker scare the commies this bad... they can't be all bad.

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0N01G820150409?irpc=932

In a Republican primary between Cruz and Paul, I'd vote for Paul.

I was just in a waiting room with fox news... the right hates him too... lol.

I'm liking him more and more.

My wife made a small contribution to Rand's campaign, and we're looking forward to getting our bumper stickers.