Rand Paul: I'm thinking about a presidential bid

Sen. Rand Paul, heir to his father Rep. Ron Paul's political establishment and following, said Friday that he is thinking about running for president, declaring that only a "libertarian-Republican" can unite the GOP.

Speaking on "The Andrea Tantaros Show with Jason Mattera," which debuted this week, the Kentucky Republican said that while he hasn't ruled a presidential run in 2016 in or out, the GOP is going to have to turn to somebody like him to win enough voters to beat a Democrat.

"We are going to have to have somebody a little bit different than we've had in the past," he told…

Read more and hear Senator Paul’s audioclip.

Source: Washington Examiner

VIDEO: White House Grilled on Obama Events in Swing States

Excerpts from Washington Examiner

 

By Joel Gehrke

November 28, 2011

 

“White House Press Secretary Jay Carney faced several questions about the high number of official, taxpayer funded events by President Obama in battleground states crucial to his reelection hopes, and defended Obama by arguing that presidential travel should not be restricted by the possibility that the state could plausibly support or oppose the incumbent's reelection.

 

“Asked about reports that Obama is effectively campaigning on ‘the taxpayer's dime,’ Carney said he ‘reject[ed] the premise’ of the question. ‘If you…said 'the president of the United States cannot travel to states that are perceived to be battleground states,' you would severely limit the capacity of this president…to travel anywhere’…

 

“‘It's a guessing-game to suggest that we know what states are battleground states necessarily’…

 

“When a reporter challenged the idea that political benefit played no role in where Obama decided to travel, Carney maintained that ‘the decisions for official events are made for official reasons.’

 

“You can see Carney field these questions in the video below.”

Source: RNC. Video was included in original press release.