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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington .

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(CNN) -- Sen. Rand Paul castigated President Barack Obama on Friday for his use of executive action, arguing the President is an "arrogant" leader whose policies resemble those of an "autocrat."

"The resident acts like he's a king. He ignores the Constitution," the Kentucky Republican said. "He arrogantly says, 'If Congress will not act, then I must.' These are not the words of a great leader. These are the words that sound more like the exclamations of an autocrat."

At the beginning of the year, Obama declared 2014 as a "year of action," vowing to pursue his agenda on his own if Congress gets bogged down in partisan gridlock. In July, for example, he signed an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Obama's 12 executive actions

Obama had planned to makes moves on immigration, but earlier this month decided to postpone any executive action until after the midterm elections in November.

Paul's remarks, which came before a social conservative audience at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, were laced with attacks against the administration.

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Sen. Rand Paul called for a revival in America Friday and a re-examination of how the country is involving itself in the affairs of the Middle East.

The country, he said, is in a full-blown crisis, a spiritual crisis and it doesnt need another politician or more promises.

What America really needs is a revival, he said. America needs to revive tradition. American needs to revive virtue.

Mr. Paul, like Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, another potential 2016 contender who spoke earlier Friday at the 2014 Values Voter Summit, devoted a significant part of his speech to talking about Meriam Ibrahim, a woman who refused to recant her Christian faith even under threat of death in Sudan.

Mr. Paul also spent much of his time on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. He reprised some of the arguments he employed in a recent floor speech outlining his opposition to President Obamas plan to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels as part of the presidents plan to combat the Islamic State terrorist group.

Where will the Syrian Christians go when [this] civil war breaks down their door? he said.

Mr. Paul also drew applause when he reminded the crowd he has pushed to cut aid for Palestine until the countrys government recognizes Israel.

The crowd also responded positively to the portion of his speech he spent talking about his pro-life stance.

I believe that no civilization can long endure that does not respect life from the not-yet-born to lifes last breath, he said.

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Kentucky's junior U.S. Senator, Rand Paul, has said that if he was president he would "call a joint session of Congress, lay out the reasoning of why ISIS is a threat to our national security, and seek congressional authorization to destroy ISIS militarily." Exactly how he would accomplish ISIS's destruction remains unclear.

President Obama proposes to do it with U. S. and allied airstrikes and ground action by others, including so-called "moderate" Syrian rebels whom America would arm and train. Paul calls arming Syrian rebels "a terrible idea" and was among 12 Senate Republicans who voted against Obama's recent request for funding to do it.

Like Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Paul blames past American policy mistakes for the rise of ISIS. But now, Paul says, "Toppling [pro-Iranian Syrian strongman] Assad will lead to a new chaos and greater danger from the jihadists."

"We must now defend ourselves from these barbarous jihadists, but let's not compound the problem by arming feckless rebels in Syria who seem to be merely a pit stop for the arms that are inevitably scarfed up by ISIS," Paul said on the Senate floor. "Sending arms to so-called moderate Islamic rebels in Syria is a fool's errand and will only make ISIS stronger."

But expert opinion is virtually unanimous that destroying ISIS will require some military action on the ground in Syria. Who does Paul propose carry that out? U.S. troops? The Assad regime? Kurds? Or does he alone believe just American air strikes can do the job?

As national pundits often say, having willed the end of ISIS's military destruction, Paul must now will the means to achieve it.

Just a month ago, Paul's office said President Obama should answer the following questions: What is the plan for success? What is victory? What are the costs? What will it look like when we stop? Can we do it without reengaging ourselves in Iraq militarily for years?

Will Paul now answer these questions himself since he has declared for destroying ISIS militarily? He has not done so yet. Until he gets specific about his plan he will face legitimate questions and harsh attacks.

So who will fight ISIS on the ground as part of a war Paul said he accepts as "necessary?" Asked for comment, Paul's office said it would be best to talk with the Senator directly. This columnist eagerly awaits that opportunity.

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September 26, 2014|3:32 pm

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaking at Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit, Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2014.

WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has an uneasy relationship with the pro-life community, took a stand in opposition to late-term abortions in a Friday speech at the Values Voter Summit.

"I've held 1 and-a-half pound babies in my hand," he said. "I've seen them sucking their thumb on an ultrasound, and I've seen surgeons operate on babies still in the womb. So don't tell me that 5-and- 6-pound babies have no rights simply because they're not born."

Paul is an eye surgeon. His father, former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, R-Texas, delivered babies in his career as an OB/GYN.

The abortion debate is not over whether or not the government should protect life, Paul said, but when life begins.

"No civilization," Paul added, "can long endure that does not respect life from the not-yet-born to life's last breath."

He ended the abortion segment of the speech by saying he would "march for life and will continue to stand up in defense of life as long as I'm privileged to be in office."

There has been some tension between Paul and the pro-life community. He has previously made comments that caused pro-lifers to doubt his commitment to defending the lives of the unborn.

In 2013, for instance, he saidin an interview that there could be "thousands of exceptions" to a ban on abortion. And earlier this year, Paul said that if he were elected president there is "not much" he would do on the issue of abortion.

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