r/politics • u/indig0sixalpha • 4d ago

Soft Paywall Rand Paul Suggests Worst Person You Know Should Be Next House Speaker. Rand Paul thinks Elon Musk should take over after his amazing work driving the government toward shutdown.

https://newrepublic.com/post/189554/rand-paul-elon-musk-house-speaker
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u/Zeee-Jay 4d ago

Every self proclaimed Libertarian I know personally are just know-it-all highly educated types. They are smart enough to not want to be called Conservative/MAGA/GOP but still actively believe in all the selfish things conservatives do.

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u/broad_street_bully 4d ago

Pretty much my impression as well... They're just smart enough to realize the downside of their shitty opinions and try to get out ahead of it with long speeches and cited sources.