Video: Rand Paul Not Worried About Sequester Cuts on Defense

Monday, February 25, 2013

Republican Senator Rand Paul, appearing on What America Thinks, unlike many senators in his party, isn’t as worried about the impact of the sequester cuts on defense. "We do need weaponry, we need sophisticated weapons, but the weapons should be decided on whether or not we need them for our defense, not as jobs projects,” he says. “Because you have some Republicans who sound like liberals and sound like Lord Keynes when they say 'this is how we're going to create jobs' through the defense industry. But if that were true, why not the car industry or why not the computer industry?"

What America Thinks is a nationally syndicated television show hosted by Scott Rasmussen. It airs on 61 stations nationwide. Find a station near you.

Paul also said:

• The interesting thing is, there isn't a good liberal voice anymore because the liberals have become, basically, neoconservatives. So you have organs like the Washington Post who are basically in favor of every military engagement around the world, whereas back in the 70s they might have circumspect, or in the 60s circumspect about Vietnam, they're now the biggest cheerleaders for perpetual war around the world, and there is a certain bit of irony in that.

• People think the Tea Party is so extreme, it hurts the Republican party. The Tea Party actually gives the Republican party something they don't have. We started because we were critical of bailing out Wall Street. Interestingly, that's how Occupy Wall Street...see people on the left and the right unhappy that ordinary taxpayers' money was going to bailout a guy that makes $100 million. If you make a $100 million, good to you, I'm all for you, but if you run your company into the ground, I shouldn't have to pay taxes to make sure you get $100 million next year.