Between them, the cronies have a field day… duping the former and conniving with the latter.

Rand Paul's father, Ron, never fit into either group. Maybe Rand doesn't fit either…

Ron Paul couldn't be bought. And he was smart enough to see that the do-gooders weren't doing any good – except for themselves.

If we had a beef with Ron, it was that he lacked cynicism. We often wanted to ask: What's a nice guy like you doing in a place like this?

It was as though he didn't see the sordid scenes going on around him… and wouldn't stoop to notice the sleazy motives of his fellow representatives.

He was always for liberty and the Constitution… and that was it. It was as though he thought he had been elected to defend the liberty of his constituent voters.