Rand Paul said some interesting things in his October 28, 2003 op-ed (about taxes in Kentucky) published in the now-defunct Kentucky Post:

The closer you get to an election, the closer you should scrutinize all candidates’ promises. Or, “read my lips” but also watch my hands as I may lift your wallet while simultaneously promising not to steal.

Politicians are notorious for easy and sometimes glib promises before elections, followed by slippery retractions and explanations afterward.

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The real question about the taxpayer pledge is whether we can trust candidates to keep their word when in office. Speaker of the House Jody Richards ran for governor on a platform of not raising taxes, and yet he shepherded Patton’s gas tax increase through the House. Last year, several Republican legislators broke their pledge when they voted to allow the hotel tax to rise. So even the pledge is not a guarantee that a candidate turned legislator will keep his or her word. When you go to the polls, remember the candidates’ promises and try to sort out who you can believe, and for goodness sake, turn them out of office if they lie to you just one more time.

In light of Rand’s flip-flopping decision to accept money from the bailout barons, isn’t it interesting to re-examine what he’s had to say?

It’s almost as if Mr. Liberty was experiencing a premonition or two in 2003. Premonitions of what he, himself, would do in 2010.