Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasted the Bush administration and former Vice President Dick Cheney on CNN’s "The Situation Room" Tuesday evening, blaming them for not taking corrective action for pre-9/11 intelligence failures and for creating a security protocol inconsistent with the Constitution after the attacks.

When asked to respond to Cheney's comments that the Kentucky senator was wrong to criticize the National Security Agency surveillance programs, Paul hurled criticism at Cheney.

"Really, someone should have been removed from office for that, and they should have said this is never going to happen again," Rand said on the "really, really bad intelligence" and "really bad police work," that failed to thwart the attacks.

WASHINGTON -- Two Republican Party stars clashed at a conservative conference Friday during a discussion of immigration reform, illustrating the party's divide on the major issue currently moving through Congress.

Speaking at the Faith and Freedom Conference, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) warned against the legislation, while former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) -- who is widely rumored to be seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination -- made a case for reform that referenced the fertility of immigrants.