RAND BEATS GRAYSON: NOW MONGIARDO & CONWAY TOO

The latest Rasmussen polling report on the 2010 Senate race in Kentucky shows that Rand Paul’s campaign has only been gaining steam. This can be attributed to Dr. Rand Paul’s tireless efforts to meet the voters in Kentucky. Rasmussen says that:

Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Rand Paul, an opthamologist and the son of Congressman Ron Paul, remain ahead of Lieutenant Governor Daniel Mongiardo. Now, however, the GOP hopefuls also are beating state Attorney General Jack Conway.

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see also:

LewRockwell.com — Rand Paul Will Beat Any Democratic Opponent

Rand For Senate — Rand Paul leading Trey Grayson in Democrat Head to Head polls

Politics Daily — GOP Has Edge in Kentucky Senate Race

Bluegrass Politics — Rasmussen: GOP contenders lead Democrats in U.S. Senate race

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REDSTATE: THE CASE AGAINST GRAYSON

This post over at Red State is a bit lengthy but contains many gems:

He only became a Republican during graduate school after supporting the big government Clinton and, conveniently, after the 1994 Republican Revolution. Rand Paul of course set up the anti-tax “Taxpayers United” at the time and was voting in Republican primaries.

Most troubling: “Grayson went on to attend Harvard, majoring in government and becoming involved almost immediately in Harvard’s prestigious Institute of Politics. There, Grayson developed his conviction that government’s role should be to help solve society’s problems and that it often takes stepping across party lines to do it.” Emphasis mine.

What kind of conservative proclaims “his conviction it’s government’s role to solve society’s problems and that it often takes stepping across party lines to do it”???

More evidence of his liberalism is the undisputed fact that he recently keynoted a Global Warming Presentation. The presentation by definition assumed that Global Warming is happening and that humans could do something about reversing it i.e. “how Kentucky can respond to the challenge of global warming and climate change.” Wherever you stand on the debate there’s no question such a presentation was geared toward intervention of some form by the government. The hosts of the event were campus environmental activists and the event itself was part of a national effort coordinated by the hard left advocacy group Focus the Nation.

There is a world of difference between Rand Paul and Trey Grayson. Dr. Paul has built his private medical practice and pays taxes. Grayson’s weaved a political career that is based on consuming Dr. Paul’s and other’s taxes. Grayson will be another Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul will be a Jim DeMint. Rand Paul will bring in an army of activists to overturn the special interests while Grayson/McConnell will only further entrench them.

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RAND PAUL TEA PARTY

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Rand Paul Tea Party Video

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HEALTH CARE BILL FUNDS ABORTION

Over at Rand Paul’s Website we see this story:

Christian leaders are rising up against the health care plan proposed by Senator Harry Reid, claiming it “is actually the worst bill we’ve seen so far on the life issues.” The bill would allow federal funding for abortions and make no distinction between health care and killing – a common thread we’ve seen in health care proposals of late.

A vote on the legislation is likely to come as early as Saturday night, where 60 votes will be needed to pass this gargantuan government takeover of the health industry.

In addition to his dedication to free market health solutions, Dr. Paul believes life begins at conception, and will always vote against federal funding of abortion.

ISSUE OF THE WEEK: ABORTION

We all know that abortion can be a divisive issue. What does Dr. Rand Paul believe? Like his father he believes strongly that life begins at conception. However, unlike other “pro-life” politicians Dr. Rand Paul has a plan for saving lives sooner rather than later.

THE POLITICAL GAME…

It seems that Kentucky was to be the field of the usual political games. I say was because Dr. Rand Paul has thrown a punch for liberty and is carrying the call that “business as usual” is over. Writes CQPolitics:

Another Cornyn tactic paid off in July when Jim Bunning announced that he would retire: He was shown polling by Cornyn that made clear a third term would be tough to get. Cornyn ceded the job of anointing a GOP candidate to his close friend and boss, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , who settled on an ally back home, Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson. But Grayson’s moderation — he conceded that he cast his first presidential vote for Bill Clinton in 1992 — is forcing him to fight for the nomination against a well-funded conservative, Rand Paul.

ISSUE OF THE WEEK: HEALTH CARE

From RandPaul2010.com:

As a doctor I have had first-hand experience with the vast problems facing health care in America. Like other areas of the economy where the federal government wields its heavy hand, health care is over-regulated and in need of serious market reforms. As Senator, I would ensure that real free market principles are applied to fix this problem.acing health care in America. Like other areas of the economy where the federal government wields its heavy hand, health care is over-regulated and in need of serious market reforms. As Senator, I would ensure that real free market principles are applied to fix this problem.

Few realize that Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), the companies that drive a wedge between the patient and his doctor, were a product of federal legislation and special interests. The HMO Act of 1973 essentially granted unfair privileges to certain sorts of companies and led to a distortion of the market. This has caused higher prices, less coverage, and more bureaucracy.

This is what happens when Washington manages health care.

By driving up costs the government makes it virtually impossible for the needy in this country to buy coverage. But this was not the case before government intervention. Just as very few in this country go without shoes or food so too would few go without health care if it weren’t for the government.

The HMO Act arose from big businesses unfairly seeking to use government power to solidify their profits. Government should not have this power.

But many see bigger government as the solution to this problem. As if more regulation and more bureaucracy is going to solve it. Socialist medicine does not work because socialism does not work. When people blame the current crisis on the free market they are making a grave intellectual error. Simply because these large companies are benefiting does not mean we currently have a free market. When the government passes legislation, regulations, and mandates, this can hardly be called a “free” market.

It is well known that socialism leads to long lines, rationing, and a lack of choice. But more importantly, socialized medicine stifles innovation. We might not have the best coverage in this country (as a result of government intervention), but we do have the best health care. That is because we are the only country that rewards innovation on the market place. The answer therefore is more and not less freedom.

I therefore support:

• Making all medical expenses tax deductible.
• Eliminating federal regulations that discourage small businesses from providing coverage.
• Giving doctors the freedom to collectively negotiate with insurance companies and drive down the cost of medical care.
• Making every American eligible for a Health Savings Account (HSA), and removing the requirement that individuals must obtain a high-deductible insurance policy before opening an HSA.

More freedom to choose and innovate will once again make our health care the best in the world.

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BAILOUT SPIN…BAILOUT FAILURE

David Adams with the Rand Paul campaign writes…

While the Obama Administration is quietly trying to lower expectations ahead of Friday’s “stimulus” spending jobs report, U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul is talking to Kentuckians about a jobs program that doesn’t need to be spun.

“Washington D.C. politicians say they can manage the economy better than 300 million Americans if we let them raise taxes and spread enough wealth around bailing out their friends,” Paul said. “But if overspending federal budgets and bureaucratic micro-managing of the economy really created jobs, the White House wouldn’t need public relations experts to distract us from the mess we are in.”

BAILOUT BLUES…

I know from firsthand experience how hard it can be to work in this economy. A place I was working for lost some business accounts, as a result of their clients cutting back, and myself and another employee were let go.

Unemployment…it sucks but it happens.

I had to pick up and move on. Before I became unemployed, we decided as a family that I would pick up more work through a part-time evening job. We were already feeling the pinch as everything seemed to be getting more expensive. Whether it was gas or groceries, our dollars seemed to buy less that just a few years ago. In a sick twist of irony, the day before I was to start my part-time job I was let go at my full-time job.

I had to face the fact that I now had a part-time job that provided one-fifth of my previous income. I didn’t let it deter me and turned getting quality full-time employment into an every day job. I was only unemployed for 12 days.

For the past 2 months I have been working a minimum of 60 hours a week to make ends meet. I will do what I have to do to make it and I believe that this Kentuckian is a lot like other hard working Kentuckians.

I have looked at the candidates and what they believe or do not believe (if you are lucky enough to nail them down). I have even met Dr. Dan Mongiardo. Some candidates like Secretary Grayson are popular with the establishment. Some candidates like Conway can raise lots of money even if they can’t remember what state the fundraiser is in.

There is only one candidate that is not a politician and is running for Senate out of a true love of Kentucky and the United States. This candidate is honest, moral, free of lobbyist money and says what he means and means what he says. That candidate is Dr. Rand Paul.