Trey Grayson calls Rand Paul the establishment candidate?

OK. Trey Grayson seems to be getting desperate as he continues to run away from himself.

Kentucky.com has a very balanced article called, "Rand Paul's early lead a sign of party division."

On the 2nd page Grayson says,

Still, he rejects the label of establishment candidate, saying "my support cuts across all levels."

If anyone is an establishment candidate in the race, it's the one whose father is a sitting member of Congress, Grayson said.

That's ridiculous, Paul said.

"There's only been one candidate feted at the National Republican Senate headquarters with about 20 senators giving him money and only one candidate Mitch McConnell is raising money for," he said.

Ron Paul's part of the establishment? When did that happen? All I remember was establishment Republican Candidates laughing at him when he was predicting the current economic mess that we're all in right now. Ron Paul is popular now, because he was right. But he's popular with the people. That makes him "populist" which, I think, is the opposite of establishment. Seems Trey Grayson has been taking cues from Lindsey Graham again.

Scott Jennings in the article then says that Mitch McConnell isn't establishment.

Well, I guess I'm a bit confused. Being the number 1 Republican in the Senate -- sort of makes a person part of the establishment don't you think? McConnell also voted for the bailouts. Doesn't that make him part of the problem with Washington as it stands currently? (Although Kudos to McConnell for Opposing McCain/Feingold

Also from the article.

One of the most conservative members of Kentucky's General Assembly, Republican Rep. Stan Lee of Lexington, said he takes Grayson and Paul at their word that they are conservatives.

"But we don't have a voting record on either one," Lee said. "What I'm concerned about is whether whoever wins will adhere to the strong conservative principles we Kentuckians want.

"We will not put up with anything less."

I would like to share some information with Rep Stan Lee. (Not to be confused with the Stan Lee who created Spider-Man, and the Incredible Hulk -- That would be cool though right?)

Rand Paul has been organizing an anti-Tax group in Kentucky for years: Take Back Kentucky. What has Trey Grayson done?

Trey Grayson went to a fundraiser where 17 of 20 Republican Senators there voted for the bailouts. He's being funded by bankers and lobbyists from DC. And he and McConnell had plans to have another bailout ball in New York. (Although apparently that one was canceled?) Here's is my question. Who is he going to be loyal to when he votes? The bankers and lobbyists who are funding his campaign? Or the people?

Rand Paul on the other hand has publicly stated that he's refusing donations from Senators who voted for the bailouts.

I think it's pretty clear which one has the stronger principles.

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Update:
A Commenter on the article writes:

"Brad Cummings, a Grayson backer....Grayson supporter Cummings said he, too, voted for Clinton."

Former Clinton supporter supports former Clinton supporter. Film at 11:00.

Update for Stan Lee
Trey Grayson says cutting government spending is a bad move




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Trey Grayson Accuses Media of Having a Crush on Rand Paul!

From WHAS11

From the video: Tray Grayson says, "I'm confident, that "when they hear my view, my experience, my track record. . ."

His Track Record? I guess I'm confused. His job is that of a glorified clerk. He doesn't have a track record. He doesn't have any voting history to back up that he's a conservative. Much less a principled conservative who'll be willing to stand up for beliefs by refusing to vote for bank bailouts, and other principles. If he'd been in the State Senate or State House fighting to cut taxes, maybe; Or fighting for small government from the outside during his courier like Rand has he might then be able to talk about a track record. As I've said before, he really doesn't have ANY proof that he really believes in small government.

Trey Continues:

I have zero, zero concern that Senator McConnell or anyone else that's been a big backer of mine or big supporter, or just an adviser of mine is going to jump ship because of what's going on right now. Because of this little phenomenon, where you guys have this crush on this doctor from Bowling Green who has some crazy ideas. (My emphasis.)

It's usually not a good idea to accuse the media of having a crush on somebody else. Even if it could be true, (There really is no such thing as unbiased media. Of course, typically when they're biased they're biased towards the more liberal candidate. So if it's true that the media loves Rand Paul, it must really mean Rand's doing something right.) you come off as whiny. In this case, I don't really think it is true though.

The fact is, Rand Paul is just working harder, so there's more stuff to report about Rand then Trey. That's all. BlueGrass Bulletin made the comment awhile back that he gets press releases daily or more from the Rand Paul Campaign. Trey Grayson hardly sends him anything. What's he supposed to do?

Then he calls Rand Paul crazy. Are balanced budgets crazy? Is small government crazy? Are term limits crazy?

Is Following the Constitution Crazy?

I'd be real curious to find out which particular beliefs Rand Paul has that Trey Grayson believes are crazy, and why. Personally, I'm looking forward to some debates. Hopefully, I can find out.

Traitor Trey picked up on the fact that even Cathy Bailey is calling Trey Grayson the establishment moderate candidate, which is bound to make it even tougher on Grayson to run away from himself.

Speaking of Cathy, is showing the video of Bailey with Bush Jr. on the side supposed to help her? Many Americans including a high percentage of Republicans have little good to say about him and his bailouts, increasing entitlements and overall drunken sailor spending. Let me know what you think.

Update:
Liberty Maven says, Trey Grayson is channeling Lindsey Graham. Considering there are letters going around to county chairs telling them Rand Paul is not welcome in the party, this might be a very accurate assessment.

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Rand Paul questioned by Grayson Supporter

Will Rand Paul support the nominee in the general, regardless of who it is?



I just thought this was an amazing answer. He even praises Mitch McConnell for opposing McCain/Feingold which is a thorn in Rand's Kentucky Taxpayers United.

I am very curious about that letter Rand mentions circling the county Republican Party officers though. Perhaps a more relevant question is. "Will Trey Grayson support Rand Paul when Rand wins the primary."?

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