I’m a fan of Rand Paul’s, but I have to say: This, from @JonahNRO, is devastating.http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449622/rand-paul-health-care-republican-plans-repeal-replace-obamacare-principles-self-interest-ron-paul …
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Replying to @charlescwcooke @JonahNRO
Respectfully, no. It's not necessarily lack of principles to push "repeal and replace" as ideal but arrive at "repeal" first when the /1
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"repeal" in "repeal and replace" disappears and the "replace" becomes "slightly alter." It also doesn't show lack of principle to act in /2
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the interest of your constituents, though I recognize that's not exactly the argument. The one constant has been Paul's commitment to /3
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a true repeal. This bill did not represent that--I think it does matter that this bill operated in the "context" of the mandates-i.e.Taxes/4
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because that's the context that got Paul, Lee, Cruz and their cohorts elected. So his commitment to repealing that has remained. That this/5
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commitment aligns with his constituents' anger with the proposed bill and some supposed ability to escape accountability (don't buy that) /6
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shouldn't signal a lack of principle. It's the manifestation of it. Also this from my former boss,
@BrianHDarlinghttp://observer.com/2017/07/rand-paul-republican-health-care-bill/ …3 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
Thanks Christopher - @RandPaul is one of the few in Congress who stands on principle. Rs promised to fully repeal, not repair, #Obamacare
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