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cnn news 2013-08-04

They could be the first shot fire in thebattle for 2016. A war of words that began last week. New Jersey governor ChrisChristie slammed Kentucky senator Rand Paul for his criticism of governmentsurveillance.

This strain of libertarianism that's goingthrough both parties right now and making big heavy headlines, I think it isvery danger thought.

Senator Rand Paul, for example?

Listen, you can name any number of peopledubitation. He's one of them.

The back-and forth continued right onto thesituation room.

Attacking me is helping the party, hehurting the party.

Paul has accused Christie of harmingnational security by hoarding federal relief money for hurricane Sandy victims.Christie has called on Paul to cut pork barrel spending in Kentucky.

But I doubt he would because mostWashington politicians mostly carry about bringing the bacon so that they canget reelected.

This is king of bacon talking about bacon.

Beyond the jabs, some republicans say it'sPaul's noninterventionist views on foreign policy that are setting to the stagefor a fight for the heart and soul of their party.

This is the anti-war left-wing Democrats ofthe 1960s that nominated George McGovern and destroyed their party for almost20 years.

According to a new pew research centerpoll, Paul is popular among republicans. The fifty percent of GOP voters viewhim favorably. Only 19% unfavorably. Contrast that with Christie. Forty-seven percent see him in a positivelight, 30 percent don't. Both men have an opportunity as republicans don't havea clear leader. Ten percent say it's House Speaker John Boehner. The restregister in the single digits, with a whopping 56% saying nobody or they don'tknow.

I think we're going to end up with aRepublican primary that looks a lot like a cage match. If I was asked who theleader of the Republican Party is right now, I couldn't give you the name ofthat person.  Legacy. The senator justintroduced an amendment to cut foreign aid to Egypt.

Yet no one questions sending billions ofyour dollars to Egypt.

But that amendment lost, a reminder thatthe GOP is not quite ready to follow his lead.

Paul appears determined to carry on much ofhis father Ron Paul's libertarian.