Rand Paul: Romney Running In 2016 Would Be ‘The Definition Of Insanity’

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has called the news this week of a possible 2016 run by Mitt Romney “the definition of insanity.”

“When you do the same thing and expect a different result, it’s sort of what Einstein said, that the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result,” the senator told NH Journal in an interview published Wednesday.

Fox News caught up with Paul in New Hampshire to ask him about the remark; the senator dialed it back slightly but repeated that Romney had tried and failed to win twice before.

“I do think though that the same old same old has been tried, and if we try the same thing again, we might get the same result,” he said.

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  1. So, somebody refresh my recollection. How many times did his daddy run for president . . .?

  2. No, it was insane the second time he ran. This time is just charming.

  3. Rand Paul, on Fox News, discussing insanity? Experts from the inside on that topic.
    Actually, the entire Republican Party’s list of candidates who would like to run for president is the definition of insanity; none of them are at all rational.

  4. Once again, the internecine Repub/TeaBag war is delicious. Oh, and, it’s also insane! Please proceed, Governor!

  5. Avatar for lio lio says:

    Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results describes the Republican Party; not just Mitt Romney.

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