It's as if the last few weeks of discussion about the Confederate flag, what it stands for, and our nation's sordid history have gone completely unnoticed by Sen. Rand Paul. Which is actually pretty damned likely. He recently spoke in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and attempted to wax philosophical. "Now you can have some government, we all need government," the Kentucky senator said while discussing Thomas Paine and the role of government at the local public library.