Hope and Changeling, Tea Party Style

Rand Paul, that maverick libertarian who thinks B.P. should bring as much oil as it wants to dump to your shores, does the old bait-and-switcheroo before they can even swear him in:

...Senator-elect Rand Paul (R-KY), jumped on the anti-earmark bandwagon early, making “a ban on wasteful earmark spending in Washington D.C. one of the key points of his campaign” in March. Lambasting lawmakers who opt for “photo-ops with oversized fake cardboard checks,” Paul vowed to “dismantle the culture of professional politicians” even if he “ruffled a lot of establishment feathers” while doing it.

But after joining the GOP flock on Election Day, Paul is singing a different tune. In a Wall Street Journal profile this weekend, Paul signaled an about-face on his earmark position, committing to “fight for Kentucky’s share of earmarks and federal pork...”

Now that's a Congresscritter that's going places, but probably not before they catch him in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.