THREE MARTINI LUNCH: MARCH 20, 2014

Jim and Greg like that Rand Paul was willing to take his message to Berkeley and that he was well received, cringe as an Arizona reporter alleges that reporters submit their questions to the White House press office before briefings, and address the latest "cool" approach to get young people to sign up for Obamacare.



Rand Paul: Sleeping with the Enemy at Berkeley

Whatever you think of Rand Paul, he’s actually doing something that politicians rarely do - talking at length to audiences who don't usually agree with him.  And winning over new friends in the process. His recent speech at UC Berkeley, where he apparently got a standing ovation for excoriating runaway government spying on Americans, is only the latest example.

Historically, the Republican Party has been just what the public thinks it is, largely a bunch of risk-averse white men who are totally clueless at public relations, even though they are on the right (correct) side of almost every issue.  Meanwhile, the liberal Democrats haven't had a decent rational argument about anything for years, if they ever did. They ream young people, blacks and virtually every other "interest group" that supports them with their policies and they still win most national elections.  What a disgraceful group of losers that makes the Republicans. There are literally thousands of chips on the table and they're leaving them all behind.

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Rand Paul Wants Select Panel to Probe Intel Abuses

Reporters, WH: No, Daily Briefing Questions Are Not Submitted in Advance