Sen. Rand Paul is certainly kicking off his presidential campaign with a bang. The pastor who spoke during his campaign's kickoff event didn't even get out of the building before telling reporters that only in five years will we
"find out" what Barack Obama's "real religion is." The New Hampshire politician Paul chose to introduce him to that state, State Senator Andy Sanborn, is similarly, let's call it
controversial.
In 2004, Sanborn, a Porsche and Ferrari collector, abruptly shut down a chain of bike and ski stores he owned—workers showed up only to find the doors locked—citing poor health.
The shop’s suppliers took him to court to recover money he owed them.
Say what you want, that's the most Ayn Rand thing I've heard in a while. And:
[E]ven though Sanborn is one of the most anti-drug lawmakers in New Hampshire, he owns a building that housed a head shop and that was raided by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Well sure, those Ferraris ain't gonna collect themselves. And:
On a radio show, he laughingly compared Obamacare to Asiana Airlines Flight 214, which crash-landed in San Francisco, killing three.
“Now that this thing is barreling down on us like a jet landing into San Francisco,” he told the host with a chuckle.
What makes this intriguing is that Rand Paul has had more than ample time to prepare these kickoff events, and has certainly put enough thought into them to, say, decide that a candidate named "Rand" should really kick off his presidential bid
at the "Galt" Hotel, hintedy hint hint. So this very-well-known-for-the-wrong-reasons New Hampshire figure is, presumably, sending the precise message the Rand Paul campaign intended to send. If you're a well-heeled Ferrari aficionado who tries to skip out on his bills and has a difficult time deciding whether you're for or against drugs, depending on whether or not they are currently bringing you money, Rand Paul has got your back!
All right, now that's the most Ayn Rand thing I've heard in a while.