Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) thought it would be fun to hint at a 2016 presidential run in his RSVP to a Burning Man event.
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, went to the desert festival this summer and recently asked Paul to join him there next year.
“Thank you kindly for the invitation, Grover. I’ll certainly consider it, but I think I might be pretty busy next summer,” Paul responded in a statement to Fusion, possibly a sign that Paul will be campaigning for president by the summer of 2015.
Norquist told Fusion that he’d like a “dream team” of Republicans to attend Burning man with him next year, including three California congressman: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Darrell Issa.
While Paul seems too popular to join Norquist’s team, Issa told Fusion he’d consider attending.
“It’s clear that festival-goers are strong proponents of liberty, as well as personal responsibility. I couldn’t agree with those philosophies more. I’d love to experience the festival firsthand,” Issa said.
“I think I’ll be pretty busy next summer.”
He’s been hired as a bouncer in Anchorage to prevent any more Palin family drunken brawls?
What’s the over/under on Rand Paul’s entire campaign crashing and burning by the time Burning Man 2015?
Rand knows that if Aqua Buddha and Burning Man were ever to meet face to face, the resultant critical mass would leave only a smoldering crater where Black Rock NV formerly existed.
So your crew is Rohrabacher, McCarthy and Issa? Yeah, sounds like a real fun time.
Yeah, wow, Darrell Issa at burning man, talk about a good time! Captain Buzz Kill and the Bringdowns. I have no doubt burning man is a great time but like many ‘counter-culture’ events and ‘trendy with the young people’ things, by the time one’s parents or grandparents are partaking, let alone this group, you know sun has already set on the golden innocent times and it is only a matter of time before it is completely commoditized into another avenue of business and consumerism. wooohooo!