Presidential candidate Ron Paul is skipping the annual CPAC event this year, allegedly because of scheduling conflicts. Don’t worry, though, there’s always that back-up Paul: Senator Rand Paul, and boy, did he put on a show last night.

Rather than lecturing the audience on pure Libertarian policies and bipartisan cooperation, as his father may have, Senator Paul chose instead to keep his energy focused on President Obama, who he accused of participating in crony capitalism.