• Rand Paul was simply making a point that every time an issue arises, the automatic response from the Democrats is not to find out what went wrong and why, but to propose more government, more regulation and more taxes.
• Republican National Senatorial Committee spokesman Brian Walsh • Regarding what Rand Paul was trying to say when he criticized Obama for being “un-American in his criticism of business,” specifically with the Gulf oil spill. (Oh, and trying to save Paul’s butt.) We actually understood this the first time. We just think it’s wrong and shows a deep misunderstanding of why regulation is important, especially in the wake of this oil spill, where it’s seemingly clear that the government regulatory machine was asleep on the job. Surprising thing we just noticed: Reason Magazine’s site hasn’t even mentioned the new Rand Paul controversy, even though they’ve brought up the Civil Rights Act thing today. Dudes, the silence says more than you think. source

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