Iowa Republican admits being bribed to endorse Ron Paul

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Is there anything linking Ron Paul himself to this?

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Is there anything linking Ron Paul himself to this?

I doubt it. Most likely this was Jesse Benton's doing.

Benton seems sleezy, and I wouldn't be surprised if he abused Grandpa-In-Law Ron's trust on this.

Called him out for being a fraud a long time ago. You know, endorsing Don Young "because he's my friend."

To be fair, every politician, insider or outsider, has to be a politician. Rick Santorum stood right behind Arlen Specter as he launched his '96 campaign, and the video shows him applauding throughout his speech even when Specter clearly and staunchly declares his pro-choice views as a reason to vote for him. That doesn’t detract from Santorum being genuinely pro-life. It’s just how it is.

Another example is Paul’s use of pork. He’d load bills with pork for his district and vote against them when he knew the bill would pass, so he could have his cake pork and eat it too. Unethical? Yes, but also pretty smart. And he never ran away from it either, he was pretty honest about it. He wanted to shrink the pie, but as long as it is that big, why not have a slice instead of giving it up for Congressman Backbencher (R-MO). 

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Jesse Benton as in Mitch McConnell's 2014 campaign manager Jesse Benton?

Notice how McConnell and Rand Paul suddenly became friends in early 2013? That had to do with Benton's hiring. He is married to Ron Paul's grandaughter, who he met on the 2008 campaign IIRC.