Left-Right convergence

Left-Right convergence watch: Cornel West and Rand Paul edition

Cornel West, who describes himself as a “non-Marxist socialist” and who has described Barack Obama as “a black mascot of Wall Street oligarchs and a black puppet of corporate plutocrats,” and the “proud” head of “America’s killing machine,” writes about an appearance by Tea Party favorite Republican Senator Rand Paul on a radio show he co-hosts:

Update: I’ve posted about Senator Paul a number of times previously. As you can see, there are even a couple of occasions when I agree with him– but not to the extent of considering him my “dear brother.”