Anyone old enough, like myself, remembers how much Democrats hated “Doctor No”, respectfully known as Ron Paul. They gave Paul Sr. that not-so-clever nickname because he often stood against lavish spending of taxpayers’ money, unnecessary government involvement, and endless cash-cow programs.
To someone like myself, it’s kind of refreshing to see Rand Paul following in his father’s footsteps and demanding that Democrats give logical reasons for their actions.
Recently, the Kentucky Senator refused to get vaccinated based on the lack of proof that vaccinating a previously infected individual is effective in preventing reinfection. Whether you agree with his way of thinking or not, I think we should all be able to agree that this should be Paul’s choice as an American.
Paul was the first known COVID-19 positive Senator back in early March of 2020 and has played the role of a strong advocate, not against the vaccine, but against making people who have been vaccinated wear masks. He has also openly questioned the effectiveness of the vaccine because of mixed signals between the CDC and the Biden administration and mask mandates.
Speaking with John Catsimatidis on his WABC 770 AM radio show in an interview that aired Sunday, Paul said he has yet to see sufficient evidence to convince him a vaccine is necessary if someone already survived the disease, according to the New York Post.
“Until they show me evidence that people who have already had the infection are dying in large numbers or being hospitalized or getting very sick, I just made my own personal decision that I’m not getting vaccinated because I’ve already had the disease and I have natural immunity,” said Paul, who received his M.D. from Duke University in 1988.
“In a free country, you would think people would honor the idea that each individual would get to make the medical decision, that it wouldn’t be a big brother coming to tell me what I have to do,” Paul continued.
“Are they also going to tell me I can’t have a cheeseburger for lunch? Are they going to tell me that I have to eat carrots only and cut my calories?” the libertarian Republican asked rhetorically. “All that would probably be good for me, but I don’t think big brother ought to tell me to do it.”
Needless to say, Democrats and liberals do not agree. Just take a look at some of the headlines about Paul’s announcement. NBC blasted him claiming that Republicans remain ‘vaccine resistant’ when Paul clearly said he would get vaccinated if there was sound science proving its effectiveness.