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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLouisville Courier-Journal: Rand Paul's me-first mentality exposed the US Senate to coronavirus
It falls right in line with the second-rate political philosophy he ripped off from second-rate author Ayn Rand a philosophy that puts ones own personal desires and individual wants above all elseSpreading the potentially deadly virus among a population that is most at risk of dying from it.
According to the Congressional Research Service, the average U.S. senator is 62.9 years old. Its the oldest U.S. Senate in history, and it puts the average senator well over the age of 60, at which point the coronavirus becomes much more lethal.
Its hard to imagine a U.S. Senate headed by Mitch McConnell being more toxic than it already was, but congratulations Rand. You did it.
Now, youve got two other Republican members of the Senate in self-quarantine, one of whom is 73-year-old Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah. Romneys wife, Ann, is 70 and has multiple sclerosis, which could put her at even greater risk.
And Paul subjected Romney and the others to this after he was worried enough about himself to get the test, but not worried enough about others to warn them? Who does that?
Obviously, someone who is more worried about their individual right to do whatever the hell they want and doesn't give a damn about the people they might harm.
MORE:
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/joseph-gerth/2020/03/23/rand-pauls-selfishness-exposed-his-colleagues-to-coronavirus/2897657001/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/23/1930567/-Louisville-Courier-Journal-s-Response-To-Senator-Rand-Paul-s-Coronavirus-Actions?utm_campaign=recent
Walleye
(31,067 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)per the lawsuit against the neighbor.
Straight up idiot.
Walleye
(31,067 posts)paleotn
(17,989 posts)Just saying.
Blue Owl
(50,523 posts)n/t
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)degage
(103 posts)There are people in the comments section of the Courrier-Journal who are upset with the article's author for pointing out what a jerk Rand Paul is. What a jerk his is for walking around and probably spreading the virus to others. Many of whom are in the higher-risk group over 60. They're defending Rand Paul.
I just do not understand.
marlakay
(11,500 posts)And people make excuses for people they like.
struggle4progress
(118,374 posts)safeinOhio
(32,729 posts)and take his money and leave. Thatll teach us.
Hekate
(90,842 posts)Oh, please let it be so.
malaise
(269,200 posts)DFW
(54,447 posts)To wish for real justice, we would have to wish that members of his staff and fellow Republican Senators come down with severe symptoms themselves, and we don't wish for that.
On the other hand, if it were to happen, don't ask for us to be surprised, either. Kiss a shark, and you might get bitten.
Kiss a shark, and you might get bitten.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)Shouldn't he know better?
PCIntern
(25,595 posts)Rand Paul, B.S., DiC.K, M.D.
malaise
(269,200 posts)I wish him all that he wishes for others
DFW
(54,447 posts)Besides, he is an opthalmologist. He tests for glasses strength. To get there, he had to go to med school, but at this point, he probably barely remembers what an aspirin is for.