Rand Paul actually said...

"I have news straight from sources close to the super committee that the Democrats have walked away from the table and they're refusing to talk with the Republicans about a deal. They will not counter ..."

"Well, you know, I get most of my information from watching Chuck Schumer on the cable news networks, and it sounds like this morning he's saying that we won't negotiate and the negotiations are breaki..."

"But it doesn't help if he's calling us names on the campaign trail all the time."

"My suspicion is maybe the president doesn't want a deal, that maybe he sees his campaign to benefit by not having a deal."