As Jay Bookman of The Atlanta Journal Constitution might imagine, when Rand Paul wins tonight, I am going to be celebrating. But that doesn't mean I am not going to be watching, and listening, and otherwise paying attention to what he says and more importantly what he does.
Not too long ago, Kentucky's senior Senator, the hopefully soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, made the statement regarding the Tea Party something to the effect that "these people are nuts. They need to be reigned in". That is a paraphrase, but close enough for me to wonder if maybe McConnell as Majority Leader might be such a great idea. He seems to be supportive of Paul, even though Paul defeated his chosen candidate, Secretary of State Trey Grayson, in the GOP primary to replace departing Senator Jim Bunning, who is retiring, and with whom McConnell did not get along.
The Page of Cups in reverse state is a reminder to Paul's supporters, especially in the Tea-Party, that Washington politics is a rough sport, a dirty, nasty, and even a dangerous business. Paul will be pulled and influenced by forces like he could never have imagined, even though his own father has been a long-time Congressman from Texas. Yes, that will help, but word of mouth is only good for so much. You can empathize with a person you see suffering a debilitating wound, but no matter how close you are to that person, you can never appreciate the dire agony they are undergoing until you experience it yourself.
Paul is going to be beset with all manner of proposed deals and compromises. Some he will go along with, and some he hopefully will not. It's up to those of us who put him in there to remember that he is up there to represent us, and when it becomes necessary, to remind him of that fact.
But for now, let's just get ready to celebrate. Yes, Paul will win, and he will win handily, maybe by double digit margins. Thank you, oh wise and beneficent Aqua Buddha.
But really, lest we too forget, the real reason Paul is going to win this thing running away-
