Rand Paul makes sense on the Ukrainian crisis.

Rand Paul strikes me as an opportunist compared with his rock-solid father Ron. So, I searched for an article about son Rand's stance on the Ukraine, and, by God, he takes a peaceful stance!  This Washington Post article shows a Rand Paul very much in tune with Libertarian "peacenik" views.
On the other hand is that loose cannon Ted Cruz who was very much supported by the Pauls in his election in Texas. Here is Mr. Cruz laying out a strategy that could actually end up being the sanctions-but-no-troops approach that Democrats might take.
And then there are the sad John McCain and others of his ilk. They would probably push us to the brink of nuclear war and be happy about it.
I think the entire United States foreign policy can be summed up by the US saying, "Don't you dare do as we have done. Do as we say."
We are willing to intervene and spill our treasure, money and blood, over any issue that involves big players. We tell Iran 'you can't have the bomb,' but we don't act for the benefit of the Korean peninsula. Does South Korea have to get nuked before we act? Is there no humanitarian feeling for the North Korean population? We stand against Russian aggression, but we did nothing to prevent the Tutsi slaughter in Rwanda by Hutus armed with machetes. 

Campaign for Liberty, abandon the two-party system

Actually, despite the disparate cast of characters, this blog is similar to yesterday's theme - a moment in history, lost. Al Gore blew it when he kowtowed to the anti-democratic Supreme Court decision known  as Bush V Gore. Today I turn on Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty - really, his son Rand and Ted Cruz. I am not speaking against the Grand Ol' Paul, a man of ernest conviction who knew how to speak truth to power and still remain a gentleman. Nor am I bothering to add my voice to those who point out the snarky, I-wanna-be-a-star attitude of Rand or Ted.
No, my point of view is nothing if not different. I want to shine the spotlight on the mere CONCEPT of the Campaign for Liberty as the compass for the Republican Party. If a stinking, diseased and doomed ship is sinking because of hubris, I say let it sink! There are no innocents left aboard! Those there pose a threat to us all, for God's sake. Don't save that ship; build a new one.
Too late.
Campaign for Liberty has folded it's tent and turned it into a sail for the GOP. You will never convince me that the Republicans will shrink the Military/Industrial/Secrecy Complex. So they will never come up with a solution for our nation's debt nor do the right thing for our troops. They will never stop voter suppression; hell, they depend on it. Ron Paul was an unwavering voice for freedom and peace; the Republican Party openly talks about how they are going to reinvent themselves in order to win. Not to be right, you see, not to support a principle, just to win. The GOP will gladly cut government programs and services, but we will still pay taxes that go to "private" solutions.
The two-party system has sold us out to the highest bidders and now Campaign for Liberty is just another name for Republican. The Supreme Court has sold us out and now the Campaign for Liberty is on board with them.