Rand Paul Airs His Grievances About GOP in Festivus Tweets

December 23, 2015 1:07 PM EST

Republican presidential hopeful and Seinfeld fan Rand Paul has made it an annual tradition to celebrate Festivus, the parody holiday popularized by the iconic sitcom, on Twitter. And while he’s not exactly Instagramming his Festivus pole, he is taking part in one of the holiday’s most important traditions: the Airing of Grievances. And he’s got a lot of them, aimed at both his fellow candidates and what he deems to be excessive spending by Washington.

He keeps the mood light, of course—the tweets resemble a roast more than an earnest political screed, and he gets some good digs in at the likes of Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina, such as this one: “I have no grievances against my fellow doc @RealBenCarson because I have not heard a word he has said in any debate.”

Below, a sampling of some of his tweets:

Good morning and HAPPY #Festivus! I will be airing my grievances soon.
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

"I've got a lot of problems with you people and now you're gonna hear about them!" #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

I have a lot of problems with Washington. With the government in general and Congress in particular. Those will come soon #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

But first, my fellow Presidential candidates get the #Festivus treatment!
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

Where to start but @realDonaldTrump. If u bring the Yiddish, know what it means. Guess that's more of a kvetch than a grievance #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

After the debates, @realDonaldTrump always trying to give us parting gifts of his made in China ties. Weird. #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

My friend @tedcruz has still not pledged to issue exec order declaring Canadian "bacon" is not real bacon. Makes me suspicious. #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

I have no grievances against my fellow doc @RealBenCarson because I have not heard a word he has said in any debate. #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

I think I speak for all in NJ when I say @GovChristie I don't care how much $ u spend at Met Life, Cowboys fans should stay out. #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

to my absentee friend @marcorubio, I didn't put your $170k+ salary in my waste report today. But I could have #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

I hereby retract grievance I was going to air about @GrahamBlog today. Respect for the recently departed #EarlyFestivusPresent #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

to my comrade @SenSanders: Unless you're Santa Claus, Socialism runs out of other people's money #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

.@CarlyFiorina has ZERO trouble making it back from commercial breaks @HillaryClinton. Just saying. #Festivus #waronwomensrooms
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

.@JebBush is always trying to change the debate rules to allow extra time for awkward pauses in answers. Not gonna happen. #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

Be back soon to take on Washington, waste, and any other topic that deserves grievances! Air yours too! #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

I'M BACK WITH MORE GRIEVANCES. This time I'm taking on waste and other ridiculousness in Washington. #Festivus #AiringofGrievances
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

I've proposed multiple balanced budgets - most of my colleagues have voted no and aren't serious about shrinking government #Festivus
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

What passes for serious in DC: budgets that take decades to "balance" in year 34 or so. It's y we need Balanced Budget Amend. & Term Limits
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

Here are some of my favorite #Festivus government waste grievances. #AiringofGrievances
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

Grievance: Paid for yoga classes for bureaucrats across the federal government
Cost: $150,000#Festivus #AiringofGrievances
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

Grievance: Researched the effectiveness of golf equipment in space (NASA)
Cost: $15,000,000#Festivus #AiringofGrievances
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2015

Rand Paul Airs His Grievances About GOP Candidates in Festivus Tweets

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