Yes. A well reasoned assessment and position. It is most unfortunate that Ayn had to vote for less than optimal options. Little has changed in that regard for us and what has changed is mostly for the worse...
About Cruz: He does exhibit reverence for the Constitution, small government and a disdain for the establishment elites... We may have the chance to find whether it is authentic or just political theater if the insiders don't destroy his chances... Trump is now making noise about the Iowa results and threatening a lawsuit or challenge. http://www.aol.com/article/2016/02/03... Strange how quickly the worm turns... I'm glad Trump is in the race just to shake things up, but I am still waiting for his "jump the shark moment." what a wild ride...

By far, the only candidate I could relate to at all. Sad to see this because I think it represents that when you talk about liberty there's just no real interested audience anymore. It's all about how government will do this or that for you - from both parties.

Rand was my choice until he supported Mitch for re-election. He lost me there. I possibly would vote for him in the future if as you say he learns something and proves it. But he has an uphill battle to prove it now.

Personally I support Cruz and feel I could vote Rubio if he was the choice. Below is a link from Heritage that shows Rubio's position & votes that may help. For me if not one of those 2, I may swallow hard and vote trump if I had to simply to find out if I were right or wrong about him.

http://www.heritageactionscorecard.co...

Don't worry, kh, if Cruz is worthy of your vote, he won't be selected by the GOP to run.
I agree with you that Rand needs to learn from the experience exactly as you say. He hasn't proven he has his father's grit yet though.
If people keep supporting the GOP against their ethical reasoning no third party will even have a chance. Gary Johnson deserves your support; none of the others do. He is the rebel with a cause you say is needed.

Gary Johnson stands no chance. So it would be a protest vote. I am not against those. But if Cruz wins the nomination, I will back him. I'm not sure about Rubio. The gang og 8 thing doesn't bug me as much as others. Can anyone share info on his est. votes? what I hope Rand Paul takes away from this experience is that playing on the team got him NOWHERE. he needs to stop taking one for the team. he needs to be a rebel with a cause.