You Don't Say

Rand Paul told Fox News that he could not have won the Republican nomination without the help of the Tea Party.

Sometimes candidates have no choice but to state the obvious; it helps them keep the base motivated.

But Paul's comments were reported by AP -- why? And then linked as the number two political story at Townhall -- why?

Paul has said many colorful things worthy of analysis and debate. But this attribution of victory to the Tea Party was not one of them.