Paul: Liberty movement is winning and could help GOP win too

Sen. Rand Paul told members of the liberty movement that theyve been winning the big policy battles on Capitol Hill and that their message could grow even stronger in the coming years if formerSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes the next Democratic nominee for president.

Pondering a White House run of his own, Mr. Paul made the short trek to Chantilly, in Washingtons Virginia suburbs, to speak at the Liberty Political Action Conference. The conference gave him a chance to talk directly to many of the peoplewho supported his father, Rep. Ron Paul, in the 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential primary races and whom he will likely need to win a Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

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The Kentucky Republican also used is as an opportunity to chop down his potential Democratic rival, saying that Mrs. Clintons support of a military strike against Syria and of big government policies could make iteasier for the liberty movement to make inroads with young voters and attract them to the GOP.

Who has been the most aggressive for being involved in Syria? Hillary Clinton, Mr. Paul said. Who is probably the least likely to protect privacy among Democrats? Hillary Clinton You could see the wholeentire youth movement switching if we know what we are doing.

The three-day conference at a hotel conference center in Northern Virginia features some of the liberty movements leading stars.

The list of speakers includes Republican Reps. Justin Amash of Michigan, Mark Sanford of South Carolina, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Steve Stockman of Texas and Paul Broun of Georgia.The conference also features panels focusing on everything from protecting the Second Amendment to reducing the debt and defending individual liberties from the surveillance state.

But the events biggest attractions are clearly the Pauls.

The elder Mr. Paul is scheduled to speak here Friday and there is a panel on Saturday dedicated to the subject: How the Ron Paul Revolution Continues to Reshape the Landscape of American Politics.

Serving as one of the conferences opening attractions, the younger Mr. Paul joked that he feels the same way that Hollywood acting star Charlie Sheen must have felt about a couple of years ago when he was going crazy andracing around saying winning, winning, winning.

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Paul: Liberty movement is winning and could help GOP win too