Rand Paul

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Supporters take photographs of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), right, after he speaks at a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service entitled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"It will be harder to be a friend of Israel if we are out of money," Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said in Israel while stating his belief that the U.S. cannot keep borrowing money so it can keep writing checks to other countries. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul

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Sen. Rand Paul, visiting New Hampshire, said of the Republican Party: "We need to look like the rest of America. We need to be able to appeal to the working class." (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul, visiting New Hampshire, said of the Republican Party: "We need to look like the rest of America. We need to be able to appeal to the working class." (Associated Press)

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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is giving the presidential nomination course a test run with appearances in Iowa and New Hampshire. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., chairwoman of the Tea Party Caucus, listens at left as while Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference with Tea Party leaders about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups, Thursday, May 16, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)