Rand Paul’s long, hard week of explaining why his campaign isn’t over
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If Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has his way, this will be the last week for a while when he can say he's still running for president and see that statement reported as news. On Monday, he was fending off a quote from anonymous "GOP strategist" who said he might drop out soon; on Tuesday, it was Donald Trump, a preternaturally talented taunter, who said Paul might quit. Thursday's announcement of a wan $2.5 million fundraising haul started a new round of pundit speculation, asking when Paul might just hang it up and run for re-election to his Senate seat.
It doesn't say much for the vigor of a campaign when a candidate has to insist he hasn't quit.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich