Rand Paul’s Brother: Ron And Rand Have Same Philosophical Views

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2010, file photo Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul appears with his father U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, during a campaign event in Erlanger, Ky. To gain the Senate majority on Nov. 2,... FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2010, file photo Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul appears with his father U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, during a campaign event in Erlanger, Ky. To gain the Senate majority on Nov. 2, Republicans must hold all 18 of their seats on this year's ballots, while picking up 10 of the 19 Democratic seats, a tough but not inconceivable task. Democrats trail badly in states where they once held some hope of supplanting Republicans: Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio and Florida. Kentucky is the only one that's still close, but Democrats have reduced their spending there, a sign that Republican and tea party favorite Paul is clearly ahead. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File) MORE LESS
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Ronnie Paul, Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) older brother, said recently that there’s “no difference” between Rand and his father, Ron Paul, philosophically — just when it comes to “implementation.”

Libertarian podcaster Israel Anderson asked Ronnie Paul if Rand and his father were the same, according to an audio recording highlighted by Buzzfeed News on Saturday.

Ronnie explained that the father and son have the same libertarian goal, but approach that goal differently.

“Basically, if we’re both going the same place, you may have a favorite way to get there and I may have a little different way to get there. We both are going to the same place,” Ronnie Paul said. “So they’ve taken different paths. Do you take little pieces at a time? Do you try for the whole thing at one time?”

“The path is a little different. The end goal without a doubt is the same,” Ronnie Paul continued.

Anderson then asked if Rand and Ron Paul had the same philosophical views.

“The difference is purely in implementation,” Ronnie Paul said. “If you had a philosophical discussion on what the world should look like, there would be no difference.”

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  1. Avatar for dont dont says:

    apples and trees. I’m shocked!!

  2. One more Paul ? Soon we will have a band. I sure hope they can get their act together

  3. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    They’re gonna tour the country as the WittSibs--------Half,Dim, and Nit…

    Or is that $ister$arah, MicheleBachmann and VictoriaJackson???

  4. Joni Ernst is also good…

  5. And they, in turn, have the same philosophical views as the Roman Senate…“F*** THE POOR!”

    And, no, Ronnie, they don’t have the same philosophical views. Or if they do, they’re all LINOs…Libertarians in Name Only…

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