Back in 2006, Rand Paul wrote an op-ed in a Kentucky newspaper in which he imagined what he’d do if he were the state’s then-governor, Ernie Fletcher, who was facing accusations that he’d violated state hiring laws.“What would I do if I were governor?” Paul wrote in the now defunct Kentucky Post on August 23, 2006, according to the Associated Press. “First, I’d have pardoned myself and everyone included nearly a year ago. Without a pardon the case goes on and on.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=124746