silly rabbit

the only good buns simply come into happening.
you can't poke and prod a bun into submission.
it just doesn't work like that.
the more you bother it, the stranger it becomes.
just let it happen.

my bun continually tries to ruin my life.

Ron Paul Postblog

Ron Paul’s rally in the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium drew over 2,000 attendees. Paul has made drawing large crowds a tradition, as his other rallies in Idaho drew more-than-expected numbers of viewers.

Paul, who arrived slightly late, spoke about many topics including big government, liberty, foreign policy and the Federal Reserve system.

He said that if we were following the Constitution, we wouldn’t even have the Federal Reserve. Much of his comments were directed toward a return to a more strict following of the Constitution and the principles it was based upon.

“We have too much government. What we need is less government and more liberty.”

Liberty is one of the main principles Paul’s campaign focuses on as well as a principle he focused on during his speech tonight.

He believes that the main goal of government is to defend liberty. He believes that the Founding Fathers understood that fact, but that we have gone away from that during the past 100 years.

“In the last 100 years, I think we have slipped a whole lot. That doesn’t mean we have lost it, but if we continue to do right what we’re doing right now we will lose it, and it will be very, very difficult to recover.”

Paul said that his campaign is a way to preserve those ideals. He spoke about the government budget cuts he plans to make if he makes it to office:

"I propose the first year, we should cut the budget by $1 trillion. How 'bout that?”

According to his website, ronpaul2012.com, he is the only candidate who already has a full plan to make budget cuts.

His swing in Idaho Falls last night may have swayed some people. James Murdock, a resident of Idaho Falls, said he wasn’t planning on voting in tomorrow’s Super Tuesday Caucus, but is now considering attending the caucus to vote for Paul.

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Paul re-emphasized his idea of liberty. He says personal liberty is being eroded by the government and that the "irate minority" needs to speak out.

"At the moment, the best thing we can do is send a loud and clear message tomorrow."

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Paul plans to change the tax code. He thinks businesses are discouraged from doing business in the U.S. because of high corporate taxes. Companies then opt to stay out of country and pay those countries' cheaper taxes. Paul wants to encourage companies to do business in our own country by reducing corporate taxes: getting more money for the government while decreasing taxes for these businesses.

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Paul said public school costs $18,000 per student. He also said that so much less money can be spent on schooling from home, with individual attention, therefore, a classroom of 30 students should cost less.

"There is no authority in the constitution for our federal government to take over our education."

The Department of Education is one of the first programs Paul would cut. His plan to restore America says he also plans to cut the departments of Energy, HUD, Commerce and Interior.

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Paul has been talking about various things the government does that it doesn't constitutionally have the authority to do. He mentioned all of the "wars" that have gone on since Congress last declared war. But not supporting unconstitutional wars doesn’t mean Paul doesn’t support the military.

“I’ve been in the military, I didn’t want to go to war."

He simply thinks we should use our military as a defense, which it was originally created for.

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Paul spent much of his time talking about his ideas about foreign policy, but he also emphasized that nations aren't always defeated by other empires, they defeat themselves.

"Our greatest threat comes from us internally."

He reminded everyone of the Constitution when it states that we will "defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

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Paul says he is the only conservative running for the Republican presidential nomination. He thinks that in Congress, both Republicans and Democrats are too liberal. People claim they are conservative, but they don't show it in their voting. Paul says that he is a true conservative who almost always votes "no."

"With spending, we have had way too much bipartisanship," Paul said.

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Paul began his rally speech by going along with his plan to restore America to its original liberties, as written by the Founding Fathers. So, it's no surprise he is a proponent of small government, which is how the Founding Fathers intended our government remain.

"We have too much government. What we need is less government and more liberty," Paul said.

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"I always knew Idaho loved liberty, and now you’ve convinced me," Ron Paul said as he approached the podium tonight at the Civic Auditorium in Idaho Falls after a couple minutes of audience cheering.

Paul doesn't seem at all gimmicky. He has immediately started talking about his political ideals.