Sen. Paul to Obama: 'Did you hear Scott Walker won in a landslide?'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Friday gloated over Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's victory in a recall election earlier this week, riling up a crowd of conservatives in Chicago.
 
"Mr. President, did you hear Scott Walker won in a landslide?" Paul called out, to cheers from the crowd. "It's hard for me to say that without gloating."
 
Republicans jumped on Walker's victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday as a good sign for GOP chances in November — and a sign of weakness for President Obama, who threw his support behind Walker's Democratic opponent and made a last-minute push for votes against Walker on the day of the election.
 
"I wonder if it worries anybody at Team Obama. I think it does," Paul continued. "Scott Walker's victory should send a message to all politicians, especially some of those weak-kneed politicians in Washington, that you can stand on principle and get reelected."

The Wisconsin victory was a point of pride for many Republican speakers at CPAC Chicago, an the event hosted by the American Conservative Union. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who spoke immediately after Paul, said Wisconsin was "a model" of turning a traditionally blue state GOP red.
 
Paul, who earlier in the day officially endorsed Mitt Romney as the GOP nominee, delivered what amounted to a stump speech against Obama.
 
He mocked calls for compromise between Republicans and Democrats, asking, "How do you negotiate, how do you compromise with someone who doesn't show up?" and scolded those calling for politicians to join hands and sing "Kumbaya.”
 
"It's our job to show clear contrast,” he argued, criticizing the president for a lack of “leadership.”
 
"We're told, like he told [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, to talk to him after the election, when he will be less restrained,” Paul said, referring to a private conversation between Obama and then-President Dmitry Medvedev caught on a live mic in March. Obama at the time said he would have “more flexibility” after the election.
 
“I shudder to even think about a less restrained Obama,” Paul said, listing some of what the president has touted as significant accomplishments during his first term, including the healthcare reform act hated by many conservatives.
 
Paul told the audience that November is the time for the American public to “stand up and say, Mr. President, you're fired.”

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