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Sen. Rand Paul Cuts $500K From His Office Budget, Returns it to Treasury

When freshman Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was elected in 2010, he promised to cut federal spending.

It looks like he’s making good on his promise.

“The Kentucky Republican and tea-party favorite said Thursday he’s returning $500,000 to the U.S. Treasury – money from his operating budget that his office never spent,” writes Scott Wong of Politico, and “he contends no senator has returned as much to taxpayers.”

Watch the entire press conference via courier-journal.com:

U.S. Senators are appropriated $3 million a year for their office budgets and Sen. Paul has been able to save nearly 15 percent of his annual costs, according to WFLP News.

How does he do it? Some would say frugality.

“We look at all of our office expenses. We look at the coffee pot to the computers bought and we try to buy things as if it were our money we were spending, or your money that we were spending, and our goal is not to spend all of it, our goal is to save some of it,” Paul said.

If Congress offered incentives for lawmakers and staff to cut budgets, the U.S. could save $130 million annually, Paul added.

“I ran to stop the reckless spending. And I ran to end the damaging process of elected officials acting as errand boys, competing to see who could bring back the biggest check and the most amount of pork,” Paul said at a news conference in Louisville, where he presented taxpayers with a massive mock check for $500,000.

Sen. Rand Paul Cuts $500K From his Office Budget, Returns it to the Treasury

Image Courtesy: WFPL News

“I hope this sets an example for the rest of government – at all levels,” he added. “We can carry out our duties in a fiscally responsible way. Government can be both smart and efficient. We are proving that – and trying to convince the rest of Washington.”

As Business Insider rightly points out, critics of Sen. Rand Paul will probably denounce him for returning the $500,000 and attack him for not using the money “to create jobs,” as Michael Brendan Dougherty of BI put it.

However, these criticisms will probably fall on deaf ears.

“Most American families have been forced to figure out how to do more with less, or how to do less altogether. It’s nice to see a Senator joining us,” Dougherty writes.

Many would agree, and find this a very welcome change of pace.

Comments (199)

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  • Stopit
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:56pm

    Thanks, Rand! Really appreciate the job you are doing for us.

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:51pm

      VP pick!!!

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:53pm

      Ditto!
      Rand Paul 2016

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:56pm

      Following in dads footsteps.

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    • TheBritshRcmg
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:37pm

      VP – all in favor say I

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:41pm

      God bless the Paul’s and all they have been doing. To fight 4Liberty is to fight 4God.

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    • AZindependent
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:44pm

      What about the $3 million per year per senator to “run” their office? WTF? Thanks for the rebate, but I still can’t believe the number! Of course the $3 million is still less than one Obama vacation.

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    • Jefferson
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:45pm

      @BADDOGGY
      2016?
      I‘m thinkin’ PAUL/PAUL 2012

      Judge Napolitano to replace Holder. (at the very least supreme court nominee)

      Rand is a badass. A chip off the old block. Leading by example.

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    • ZengaPA65
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:51pm

      Real true patriots.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:50am

      re : VP pick…
      NO WAY! HE’S RIGHT WHERE WE NEED HIM MOST! In the Senate to help Sen DeMint, and the few other TRULY CONSERVATIVE Senators, EVEN IF HARRY REID DOES END UP MINORITY LEADER, HE’S GOT SO MANY GOP SENATORS BUFFALOED WE NEED SEN. RAND PAUL TO HELP THEM SEARCH FOR A BACKBONE!!!

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:32am

      Why now? Don’t you find the timing somewhat questionable? Looks like a smooth political move to impress voters. Suddenly he feels moved to do this? Sorry, it only makes him more “SLICK” in my eyes.

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    • JohnofOregon
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:43am

      I have been telling people for year now that this guy is the real thing. His dad will never be president, but if he filed I would work on his campaign. I haven’t done that since reagan. Rand is the guy to watch in the future.

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    • blue_sky
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 2:14am

      .

      Money Bomb January 14th at RonPaul2012.
      No excuses, each RP supporter must donate BIG.

      Want your liberties back? DO IT!

      .

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:10am

      The all-star cast so far::::

      Ron Paul – Pres
      Rand Paul – Vice Pres
      Paul Ryan – Secretary of the Treasury
      Gary Johnson – Secretary of State
      Judge Napolitano – Attorney General
      Michael Scheuer – Secretary of Defense

      Secretary of Interior – Gone
      Secretary of Housing and Urban Development – Gone
      Secretary of Commerce – Gone
      Secretary of Education – Gone
      Secretary of Energy – Gone

      That leaves…
      Secretary of Agriculture
      Secretary of Labor
      Secretary of Health and Human Services
      Secretary of Transportation
      Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs
      Secretary of Homeland Security <— needs to be gone too.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:31am

      A CONSERVATARIAN you are a little old to have wet dreams….. but thanks for the laugh!

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    • duskerhu
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:50am

      “” 2016?
      I‘m thinkin’ PAUL/PAUL 2012 “” — Jefferson

      Ditto sir…

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    • BSdetector
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:24am

      @pamela kay

      You don’t cut $500,000 in a day. I’d say this has been in the works for a while.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 8:04am

      Paul/Paul 2012

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    • smithclar3nc3
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 8:51am

      Now if he would just return the other 2.5 million we would be getting somewhere. The bottom line is we elect senators and pay their salaries to do a job that take only one person. If he wants to hire an asssistant he can pay the salary out of his salary. It doesn’t take a team in multiple offices to cast yea or nay votes it take one person.

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    • kentuckypatriot
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 8:54am

      That’s my senator!!! Whoo Hoo

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:44pm

      Yeah, but did you run to stop congressional insider trading? and market manipulation? I didn’t think so.

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    • UrbanCombatSurvivor
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 9:19pm

      @ Pamela Kay:

      Did you bother looking at a calendar before making your comment? No, clearly you didn’t.

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:54pm

    RON PAUL ON CUTTING GOVERNMENT WASTE:

    Makes a 10% reduction in the federal workforce, slashes Congressional pay and perks, and curbs excessive federal travel. To stand with the American People, President Paul will take a salary of $39,336, approximately equal to the median personal income of the American worker.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:01pm

      Ron Paul 2012!
      Rand Paul 2016!

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:13pm

      I must disagree with Senator Rand Paul on his decision to return $500k to the Treasury.

      Returning the money to the federal Treasury DOES NOT return it to the taxpayers. What he should have done is planned to spend $500k less in his state, and then REFRAIN from stealing the peoples’ money, accordingly.

      Constitutionally, the federal government gets its funding from the states, which in turn get their funding from counties, they from cities, they from individuals.

      Unless the federal government reduces the amount of taxes taken from Kentucky by $500k, the taxpayers will have lost that money.

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    • kralspaces
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:17pm

      That probably why Ron’s proposals are on a four year time frame.

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    • lwnmwrmn
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:20pm

      ya know Ron Paul thinks we should have left Hitler alone…pretty scary

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:29pm

      lwnmwrmn

      Can u show me where he says that? NO. Your just repeating what the talking heads think. So way to go, keep spreading the lies

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:34pm

      @lwnmwrmn,

      “ya know Ron Paul thinks we should have left Hitler alone…pretty scary”

      We joined forces with someone worse than Hitler, though. So what we ended up doing was actually worse than what Ron Paul would have done.

      Also, there wouldn’t have even been a WWII had Ron Paul been President during WWI.

      Also, Ron Paul wouldn’t have provoked the attack on Pearl Harbor that got us involved in WWII.

      See here.

      Rethinking the Good War
      http ://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance181.html

      “Was it necessary that tens of millions were slaughtered to prevent Hitler from slaughtering millions? Was it wise to join forces with a brutal dictator like Stalin, who had already killed millions, with the result that he enslaved half of Europe under communism?”
      …
      “World War I was not our war. In a memo written at the end of World War II, Churchill wrote:

      “This war should never have come unless, under American and modernizing pressure, we had driven the Habsburgs out of Austria and the Hohenzollerns out of Germany. By making these vacuums we gave the opening for the Hitlerite monster to crawl out of its sewer onto the vacant thrones. No doubt these views are very unfashionable.”

      And here.

      Did FDR Provoke Pearl Harbor?
      http ://lewrockwell.com/buchanan/buchanan198.html

      (Continued on next post)

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:38pm

      (Continued from prior post)

      Also, because Ron Paul wouldn’t have involved us in WWI, there wouldn’t have been a Holocaust in WWII.

      See here.

      Ron Paul as a Stooge for Adolph Hitler
      http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block190.html

      “A Paul presidency in 1940 would have meant a war with Germany, but not Japan. However, a President Paul in 1917 would not have encouraged U.S. entry into that conflagration. If he was successful, there would have been no need for any declaration of war against Germany, as there would have been no Adolph Hitler and his Nazis in charge. He would have been, instead, an unknown house painter. With a President Paul at the helm, there would have been no holocaust; no 50 million people perishing during this war; no dropping of atomic bombs on innocent civilians, women and children, to our eternal shame.”

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:55pm

      A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:34pm
      @lwnmwrmn,

      “ya know Ron Paul thinks we should have left Hitler alone…pretty scary”

      “Also, because Ron Paul wouldn’t have involved us in WWI, there wouldn’t have been a Holocaust in WWII.”

      Great post! You could also add that there would not have been a Holocaust if we hadn’t got into WW2 as well.

      “Consider the Katyn Massacre which I was discussing yesterday…” I know that you have the intellect to appreciate it and maybe even tell me your thoughts on it if you have time.. and the implications of Media power over a Nation..

      Sept 1939 some 15k thousand Polish officers taken out into the Katyn Forest while the Jewish led NKVD put bullets in the back of their heads one by one.. Another 5-10k leading Polish scholars and scientist whose only crime was that they ended up in Eastern Poland instead of Western Poland after the invasion. When the Red Cross came in and dug up the bodies under German supervision they were aghast and they were told to return to their perspective Nations and spread the truth… But what did the Jewish NY Times print Tzion?? Tell me what the Jewish Times printed?? “50K innoncent Poles Murdered by the wicked Nazis!” read the headline while knowing the truth…

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:45pm

      @ Tech…Where did you find the information about how tthe Zionists killed 15000 Poles? How do you know it is true?

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:47pm

      @TECH I just reread that…there were 50,000 Poles murdered?

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    • jb.kibs
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:48pm

      look to the Prime Directive, it is the libertarian philosophy and is a non intervention policy.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pea8wZqPKi8
      Ron Paul, 4God and 4Liberty.

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    • AxelPhantom
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:55pm

      Tech, You know very little about Poland unless you know the whole history. My grandmother’s brother was one of the officers killed at Katyn. My mother was born in Poland, I only speak the language and read. To understand the Russians actions in the Russian Revolution and in WWII you need to investigate the “Rus” they are to the Russians what the Aryans were to Hitler and is why the Russians will never stop their advancement towards Poland and other Slavic nations. It is why they went into Afghanistan as that is considered to be the “homeland” of the Rus peoples.

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    • AxelPhantom
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:05am

      For those who give a rip…..more info on Katyn

      http://www.electronicmuseum.ca/Poland-WW2/katyn_memorial_wall/kmw.html

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:04am

      re : “A Paul presidency in 1940 would have meant a war with Germany, but not Japan. However, a President Paul in 1917 would not have encouraged U.S. entry into that conflagration. If he was successful, there would have been no need for any declaration of war against Germany, as there would have been no Adolph Hitler and his Nazis in charge. He would have been, instead, an unknown house painter. With a President Paul at the helm, there would have been no holocaust; no 50 million people perishing during this war; no dropping of atomic bombs on innocent civilians, women and children, to our eternal shame.”
      ****
      It may be a bit of fun to overcome the tedium of eternal debates, BUT, LET’S GET REAL HERE PEOPLE! HOW OLD IS RON PAUL ANYHOW THAT HE WOULD HAVE KNOWN ENOUGH TO KEEP US OUT OF THE WARS IF HE WERE PRESIDENT IN THOSE YEARS? You may think that if he’d BEEN OLD ENOUGH TO BE PRESIDENT, HE’D HAVE HAD THE SAME OPINIONS THAT HE DOES NOW; “AGAIN, GET REAL”!!! Our opinions and values are shaped by our experiences, BEING A Dr, HAS HELPED SHAPE A LOT OF HIS, IF HE‘D HAVE BEEN A Dr IN 1917 HE CERTAINLY WOULDN’T HAVE CONSIDERED LEGALIZING MARIJUANA, HEMP WAS GROWN AS A PLANT TO MAKE LARIOT’S NOT TO SMOKE? THERE WAS NO TV NO INTERNET, NO OVERSEAS PHONES, HIS OPINION OF FOREIGN POLICY WOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT HE LEARNED IN TEXTBOOKS. NO PLANES TO TAKE YOU TO EUROPE IN HOURS, HE’D NOT HAVE KNOWN, OR BELIEVED 1/2 WHAT HE DOES TODAY!

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    • AxelPhantom
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:26am

      MilMom,
      Don’t you know that all of the supporters of Dr. Paul can travel between dimensions into alternate realities so they know for sure all of the “what ifs”? Silly you.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:04am

      TECHENGINEER11 You are a real jerk spreading your Neo-Nazi crap! Katyn was Goebbels’ effort to portray the atrocity as a “Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy”–a mainstay of the Nazi regime’s anti-Semitic propaganda. Why would you quote Goebbels???? I will tell you why because Paul is anti-Semitic and he caters to Neo-Nazi
      http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/11/the_ron_paul_campaign_and_its.html

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:07am

      ASHESTOASHES He is quoting Goebbels lies…..the nice little Nazi

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:25am

      A DOCTORS LABOR IS NOT MY RIGHT You linked to Lew Rockwell. The same Lew Rockwell that helped put out Paul’s Racist newsletter?
      For 1992, the newsletter earned **$940,000** and employed Paul’s family as well as Lew Rockwell (its vice-president] and occasional editor) and seven other workers. Murray Rothbard and other libertarians believed Rockwell ghostwrote the newsletters for Paul; Rockwell later acknowledged involvement in writing subscription letters. Paulbots are such nice little neo-Nazis

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:44am

      @techengineer11,

      “… and maybe even tell me your thoughts on it if you have time.. and the implications of Media power over a Nation..”

      As @RepubliCorp noted, Hitler used the fact that many NKVD leaders were Jews to foment anti-semitism.

      See here.

      Stalin and the Ukranian Massacre
      http://www.lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis45.html

      “The only European leaders to raise a cry over Soviet industrialized murder were, ironically, Hitler and Mussolini. Because Kaganovitch, Yagoda and many senior communist party and NKVD officials were Jewish, Hitler’s absurd claim that communism was a Jewish plot to destroy Christian civilization became widely believed across fearful Europe.”

      (There you go, @RepbliCorp.)

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:50am

      @RepubliCorp,

      “You linked to Lew Rockwell. The same Lew Rockwell that helped put out Paul’s Racist newsletter?”

      I don’t see them as racist, from what I have been shown, thus far; which is probably not much, so if you feel like showing me some comments you think are racist, maybe we can go through them one at a time, and I‘ll show you why they aren’t racist.

      Also, here is some more context to the newsletters.

      See here.

      Reality Check: Fair Coverage Ot The story behind the Ron Paul newsletters
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hpiwfM2qo

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:58am

      A DOCTORS LABOR IS NOT MY RIGHT Lew Rockwell again? BS!
      https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/winter99-00/art6.html

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 8:44am

      RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:04am
      TECHENGINEER11 You are a real jerk spreading your Neo-Nazi crap! Katyn was Goebbels’ effort to portray the atrocity as a “Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy”–a mainstay of the Nazi regime’s anti-Semitic propaganda. Why would you quote Goebbels???? I will tell you why because Paul is anti-Semitic and he caters to Neo-Nazi

      Are you kidding me? Hell even the Russians admit to this today. It’s a historical fact! Are you claiming today that the NKVD was not responsible for this masacre? The Poles even made a movie about it.. Are they liars as well? lol You are such a pathetic lying putz!

      doctor:
      The only European leaders to raise a cry over Soviet industrialized murder were, ironically, Hitler and Mussolini. Because Kaganovitch, Yagoda and many senior communist party and NKVD officials were Jewish, Hitler’s absurd claim that communism was a Jewish plot to destroy Christian civilization became widely believed across fearful Europe.”

      Were they wrong? Of course Communism was a Jewish plot.. My god the leadership was practically entirely Jewish in a nation that was less than 5% Jewish. What gives?

      Why are some afraid to speak the truth? Let’s deal in facts and reality ok..

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    • TXVET48
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 9:49am

      I think that salary idea should be extended to all of Congress. Might spur the Congress to create more jobs that pay better so that they could get an increase.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 10:05am

      @MILMOM What you say is more than likely true..but how can one know the heart of a man..Dr Paul could have been the same kind hearted person all of his life..There are no others running for President who have his same type character..As for the drugs..I think doctor Paul sees no justification for the swinging door..because the illegality of drugs does not make the users stop and it only serves to make the drug pushers wealthy..Drug lords pretty much own my town.. it is illegal but nothing has been done to curtail it and I have noted that even when the pushers have been busted that they are let off right away..Big government is involved in the drug trade..Think Homeland Security and the administration funneling weapons to Hezbollah in Mexico..suing Arizona..and we the tax payers pay for the whole operation. Dr Paul sees that it is mostly blacks being locked up..We subsidise that also..I believe he wants to only keep theives and violent offenders locked up..In Ca they were supposedly going to turn the prison population out onto the streets. That’s what happens when the government goes broke. They are moving us toward Communism quickly..40,000 new laws this year..SOPA(loss of free speech) Patriot Act(indefinite detention) for deeming you a terrorist for writing or voicing your opinion-adminstration just gave green light to keep dosiers on us citizens journalists or bloggers like us., this administration is working to establish a world wide caliphate as evidenced in the ME

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 10:31am

      @MILMOM continued..and the stategically place muslims in our government..THey are in the FBI CIA.EPA a SUPREME COURT and THE PRESIDENCY itself.. Elena Kegan who was I believe the dean of the Harvard Law Review is a pro Sharia Activist is purportedly noted for converting more students to Islam than any other there and now in a Virginia Public High School ..Islamic Abrahamic Studies are being taught as the perfection of religion.. The Big banks bailed out were Sharia Compliant meaning they give 2.5% of all investments to Islamic organizations and if breaking one Sharia Law are fined 7%. I undertand that Janet Napolatano and Kegan help the Chief figure how to funnel funds to Islamic Organizations. and it is my understanding that in the AIG bailout that Kegan funneled one hundred million to an Islamic organization.There is much more at stake in this election than trivial things..We need someone to take us back the Constitution before we go flat out Communism..I am willing to vote Ron Paul and let the chips fall where they may..We still have our Father in Heaven and we still can educate our children about staying off drugs..but in a Communist Society…we lose everything..

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:17am

      ashestoashes: Why waste your time trying to present logic and reason with idiots? I know I’m guilty too.. lol

      Think of the good we could do for the country if we were in control of FOX News for a week or two… Can you imagine the effect if we were to show just how antiquated the Iranian economy and industry is, or how the costs are escalating in the War on drugs exactly when we have even less money to waste, or how immorality in Hollywood is damaging society…Or why do we need International banking cartels telling the US Gov’t how to manage its money..

      Seriously this is all a racket and none of it could be done without a duplicitous Media..

      Our mantra needs to be Media Reform above all else.. It is the most pressing problem in America. We have no chance until we have Media reform. I don’t know the best way but it would seem that we should have potentially 15 conglomerates instead of 5 or 6.. I don‘t know but it’s has got to be moved to the forefront.

      I’ve gotten to the point where I gag watching Bill Oreilly and Sean Hannity and I certainly dare not turn over to CNN or MSNBC.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 11:19am

      ashestoashes: Btw I answered your previous post last night. The problem I have is that only about 60% posts go through for some odd reason… lol

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 3:31pm

      @TECH You have opened my eyes to a weath of information my friend..especially pertaining to the Jews..A Doctor’s Labor is Not My Right has also helped me a lot..And it is understandable why only one third of them will make it into the millenial kingdom..The news media are owned by the ones with the money Tech. (the world banks .George Soros. and the like) .so how do we fight that? All we can do is be the media for the people) they may go ahead with the agenda as planned..but Tech…remember..whatever happens..be ready..Check ou this video by a Messianic Jew..I have wanted for you to see it..Remember..I said I hoped I’d meet you in heaven? It will be the Millenial Kingdom Tech..Please watch
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fid25G5FiiY&feature=related

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:27pm

      @techengineer11,

      “Why are some afraid to speak the truth? Let’s deal in facts and reality ok..”

      It goes too far to say that Jews, per se, are responsible for this massacre, or are responsible for the economic collapse, etc.

      You don’t have to be a Jew to want to exploit fiat money systems, for example – fiat money systems can be exploited by any money creator that can hide their books.

      It would not affect my perception of Jews as being people just like me, were I to learn that most of the exploiters are Jews. To suppose otherwise would be a non sequitur.

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    • techengineer11
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 10:42pm

      ashestoashes: I’m a 42 yr old eng with an advanced degree.. Furthermore, I was an extremely devout Christian going to Church sometimes 3 or 4 times a week for over 15 years! I’ve always read a little history here and there but it was about 5 years ago that Amazon sent two recs to read the Communist Mannifesto and Mein Kemp.

      I’d heard much about the Mannifesto but had never read it and after having read it I found it utterly disgusting and about as anti-Christian as a book can be.. It really left a bad taste in my mouth and at the time I didn’t even know Marx was Jewish. I was so incredibly disturbed by it that I almost decided not to read Mein Kemp… I hated Hitler and Nazis just like every other red blooded American had been indoctrinated to and in addition I thought he was Satan incarnate.. I literally did at the time.

      Well I began reading his book fully expecting to turn each page with a sense of disgust and hatred for the man.. After reading about 1/4 of it I begin to think omg! I agree with about everything the man says. Then I began reading about his hatred for Communism and how he associated it with Jews.. I read the entire book.. Yes it gets very tedious but overall pretty good.

      Anyway afterwards it occurs to me what if K Marx was Jewish… I gogoled it and discovered it and was like Oh my. From there I was off to the races… My next discovery was an utterly loathsome man named Jim Cramer from Mad Money… When I discovered that he too was Jewish I wa

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 14, 2012 at 1:28am

      @TECH My PC was down for a bit and I just read your post.. TECH..I have known how you felt about the Jews and others ever since I first saw you on this site..I cannot blame you..I have known about the Federal Reserve for a long time and I know that there are some very evil Jews..Look at Cass Sunstein and George Soros Someone on this site placed a long list of Jews who are at stategic places in our government. What you have to remember though Tech is that their race is probably pure. We more than likelyhave Jewish blood pulsing through our veins. I believe the tribes dispersed throughout the earth.. Males can send in their blood sample determine if they have any Jewish DNA.. I am sure that their are decent ones who don’t believe in Jesus yet..but remember..God gathers the nations to go against them for judgement against those nations. Then Jesus steps in to save them and they realize that they pierced their own God..But only one third of them will hold to their faith and the rest will perish. I knew someone from Germany and I asked him why Hiltler slaughtered them and he said because they had all the money. They are more than likely just like us Tech..It is just there are a lot of atheist ones..That video explains alot.like greed….But we must learn to love even our enemies..We must be obedient to God’s word to make it Tech..

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  • NoNannyState4me
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:47pm

    All the crying about Paul supporters getting in people’s faces, with facts and attempted discourse most often, and this is acceptable?

    Those ‘crazy’ Ron Paul supporters and their interest in individual freedom and responsibility are just horrible aren’t they?

    RON PAUL 2012!! Especially for folks like “Shippy” here.

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  • TEARS FOR AMERICA
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:46pm

    This is something that I looked into and found that the incredible amount of money that these congressmen and women spend on their offices all over their states back home is ridiculous! Our Founding Fathers never intended for these huge budgets that bury the average American with bloated taxation! Shame on them! Rand Paul is to be commended. TEA!

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    • 2theADDLED
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:41pm

      Here is a free tip for those to ponder why don’t the states that have lotteries buy all the tickets and it would be a guaranteed win win for all how much is spent on the machines, Printing, Promoting and advertising it certainly is not free. After all buying lottery tickets is simply a voluntary Taxation which they will use to gauge Tax hikes. How much is spent on computer software and upgrades compared to Linux which is free and nearly free and open source.

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  • recoveringneocon
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:45pm

    Boy, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:49pm

      I was thinking the same thing.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:37am

      I will look forward to Rand’s Racist newsletter …. a good money maker for daddy

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  • HorseCrazy
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:44pm

    * rand paul please run for president

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:53pm

      I believe he will — but when?

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    • Stopit
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:58pm

      In the video he indicated he may not seek a second term in order to get back to his medical practice.

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    • Shasta
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:59pm

      I have like Rand for awhile now. However recently he gave a interview saying that the only difference between him and his dad, was his presentation. Just crazy Ron Paul with different wrapping paper. So no, i don’t think so.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:20pm

      So it’s already started? Brand Rand Paul a nut without even examining his stance on issues?
      These are TWO different men entirely.

      Ron Paul would never vote for sanctions as he considers them an act of war.
      Rand Paul recently voted for sanctions.

      It’s not fair dumping your dislike of Ron Paul onto Rand Paul.

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:25pm

      Shasta
      Did you read what you just said?

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:26pm

      I don’t know about you guys…but I would definitley accept a Ron Paul/Rand Paul ticket.. After all..who better to carry on his dad’s legacy..I trust Ron Paul..He is brilliant..I am sure that Rand has the same values and the same intelligence and loves our country and our people as much as his dad does.. Who better to run with Ron Paul..We need this team at this time in history..Remember..Ron Paul predicted the financial meltdown years before it happened..he also predicted with precise accuracy what was going to happen in foreign affairs..Paul is a man with great insight..We would be so fortunate to have both father and son.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:40am

      SHASTA…we will have to see if the Kook gene comes to the surface

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    • louise
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:19am

      Vechorik,
      imo Rand will run in 2016. He wanted to run this time, but deferred to his father. How fortunate America would be if we had both father and son as Presidents!!!

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  • WiredRight
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:42pm

    Like Father, like son…

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    • momrules
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:05pm

      Are his foriegn policies and his views on Israel the same as that of his Dad?

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:45pm

      No Mom…he wants to send drones in soviergn nations to kill their leader just like Obama (sarcasm is free for you)

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    • Rightallalong
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:54pm

      Meaning would Rand unleash Isreal as the sovereign country that it is and allow them to make their own determination in regard to their safety and security without having to get permission from America? Also do you mean would Rand also stop funding all of Isreal’s enemies and stop its underground wars that create even more hate for Isreal?

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    • momrules
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:24pm

      No to every damned one of you. I asked WIREDRIGHT a legitimate question and the rest of you pile on.
      You are the type of supporters that gives Dr. Paul a bad name. You are all so used to being bullies and calling people names that no one can have a conversation on this site anymore.
      Was that your intention? Are you out to destroy the Blaze? Run off what is left of people who want to share thoughts and ideas?

      WIREDRIGHT……Are Rand Pauls“s foriegn policies and his stance on Israel the same as his Dad”s.

      And the rest of you can go play with your dolls. None of you sound like you are voting age anyway.

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    • YoungBloodNews
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:20pm

      @MOMISALOSER

      Why not use a search engine and do your own digging TROLL. Youre a stupid MOM if you need others to answer your questions. Your child should be ashamed of you. ;)

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    • fatjack
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:26pm

      momrules, those Paulbotian I meant 8%er’s crack me up.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:52pm

      @MOMRULES I am quite sure Rand‘s foreign policy would be the same as his dad’s. Please watch this video. http://americanvisionnews.com/1052/ron-paul-knows-nothing-about-foreign-policy-video
      Then Mom..you might want to take the time to read the post by A Doctor’s Labor is Not My RIght…I believe it is above..It will change your perspective..Dr. Paul is an insightful man..think of the lives which could have been saved..

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:28pm

      Momrules, why don‘t you play with your keyboard and investigate since you’re obviously looking for a tailored answer. Ron Paul overwhelmingly is NOT YOUR CANDIDATE since you like to have your information tailored to suit your emotions and inter-personal contact needs.

      Go play with your political dolls, give them different voices and pretend that the rest of them besides Paul are somehow different.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:39am

      RIGHTALLALONG Okay Don Black
      http://www.pjvoice.com/v32/32104paul.aspx

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    • c0mm0nsense
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:37am

      In the coming weeks a lot of people are going to be looking at Dr. Paul, we must stick to the facts and not be fooled by the trolls. Rise above the names and insults, but dont lose the “overzealousness” .
      Its our love of Country that gives us our ammunition.

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  • IamWhatIam
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:41pm

    Only one thing I dont get:
    “If Congress offered incentives for lawmakers and staff to cut budgets, the U.S. could save $130 million annually, Paul added.”
    Why do Lawmakers need to be given incentives to not waste our money?

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    • Stopit
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:04pm

      I think that is a misquote from the video. He spoke about congress offering incentives for civil servants to save money…not the congressmen them selves. That’s the standard government practice. I know from experience. Every manager in government is incentivised now to spend all of their budgeted money, its a mad dash at the end of the fiscal year, so the budget for the next year won’t be reduced.

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    • KidCharlemagne
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:57am

      IamWhatIam
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:41pm
      Why do Lawmakers need to be given incentives to not waste our money?
      ====================================

      They’re not wasting it……they’re stealing it….

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  • OperationNorthwoods
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:35pm

    Ron Paul also returns a portion of his budget to the treasury. He also has opted out of the pension program. I wonder if the other congressmen in the race are this serious about cutting spending?

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    • recoveringneocon
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:47pm

      Ron Paul as a member of Congress, continues to refuse to sign up for the government pension that he would be entitled to in order to avoid receiving government money, saying it would be “hypocritical and immoral.”[

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    • louise
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:23am

      Operationnorthwoods,
      You are right.
      At the end of this video from 2007, it shows exactly that.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2PUZoukfA

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  • Bonnieblue2A
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:34pm

    This is what we expected form the TEA Party in the November 2010 elections and Rand Paul is the only one of the freshmen TEA-class actually delivering on fiscal conservatism.

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    • Vechorik
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:54pm

      The Tea Party elected Rand Paul, with Sarah Palin’s endorsement. They did fine! Huh?

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:30pm

    A man of integrity just like his father,well done sir.

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  • shorthanded12
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:28pm

    Ive been harping on this issue for a few years, with over 500 congressional and senate members combined and each office getting 1,000,000,000.00 operating budgets a year its about time some one with guts and intregrity do the right thing. Now I want to see Rubio, DeMint, West, Scott follow suit.

    WELL DONE SEN PAUL. 4 THUMBS UP

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  • sam b for liberty
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:26pm

    does he have a father?

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    • SHOWMESTATEGUY
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:44pm

      I do believe he does, and if more of our children knew who their fathers where it might be good for Americas future.

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    • ashestoashes
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:59pm

      Ron Paul has always put money back in the till.. Rand is just following in his footsteps.. Like Father ..like son. He has always voted in “we the peoples” best interest. He has always voted for our Constitutional rights. Ron Paul has said he would accept an average salary of less than $40,000 and year..although I wouldn’t hold him to that..Obama makes 400 million a year. Isn’t that 1 bilion 600 million for one term? Some say..well what has he really accomplished as a Congressman..He has fought for us every step of the way while the others voted for themselves via special interest groups.They have voted themselves pay increases and so much retirement that after one term..they and their spouses are paid big bucks for the rest ot their lives..They were not placed under Obamacare but had a great insuramce like kings and queens.. If they were forced to live like the people that they govern..our lives would more than likely change for the better. …

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  • SHIPMONEY100TRILLION
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:26pm

    Paul Jr. take your father out of the race. Your father is completely crazy.

     
    • BetterDays
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:32pm

      http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/11/rick-santorum-s-italian-family-speaks-out.html
      Santorums real roots.

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    • Naps
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 9:02pm

      SHIPLIES………YOU are scared of the TRUTH. Just like every other Beckistani
      RON PAUL 2012

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    • colt1860
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 11:59pm

      Well, Paul was third in Iowa, loosing by only 3%. He came in second with 23% in NH, leaving the rest in the dust. And is within top 3 in SC. Obviously, a candidate that is able to keep a steady support, and not have any up or down spikes, means he has more supporters than say Gingrich or Santorum, who both got 9.4% in NH. And don’t forget, two months ago Gingrich had 7% support and Santorum had 3-5% support, while Paul had a steady but slowly rising support of 12%-14%. Why in the world would any candidate with that kind of support drop out? Oh, right. Because the MSM says he can’t win. And they never lie, right?

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  • SHIPMONEY100TRILLION
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:25pm

    Paul Jr. Please stop your father. He is completely crazy.

     
    • Baddoggy
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:53pm

      I suppose you would call the Founding Fathers crazy too….Wouldn’t you be happier in Cuba? Name ONE crazy thing he has said, then defend it….Double dog dare you.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 5:47am

      BADDOGGY Paul is a cherry picker when it comes to the continuation. Considering that Washington invaded Canada and Jefferson sent the navy after the Barbary Pirates(Islam), it is a bit rich to compare their foreign policy with Ron Paul’s, don’t you think? Madison wanted no part of the Articles of Confederation, or the pure “states’ rights” position, which is a misnomer considering states do not have rights. Ron Paul’s position, at best, would turn the states into separate warring “factions” (i.e. what Madison wanted to avoid)

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    • Nanner-SW
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:35pm

      The foreign policy of everything or nothing. Allow countries to be independent (do not mess with them in hopes that they don’t mess with you), and if they mess with you (congress decides they are a legitimate threat) destroy them. No need to have feet on the ground (after all you only do that when you want to protect something, resources, land, people). Just blow away all government and military locations. Problem: this policy relies on congress to do their job. Problem: this policy relies on citizens to hold their politicians accountable. Problem: most citizens do not hold civic responsibility in high regard. The problem with most libertarian policies is that it relies on people to be responsible, that if given the ability people will do the right/responsible thing. I want to believe in people, but I fear in this environment/our current government we could get hit multiple times and congress would still not declare war. Please libertarian people give me hope that people can be responsible and change my pov. I want to believe in people, hope y’all have a good day.

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  • imbiasedtowardstruth
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:25pm

    An honest man in politics? Giving money back? Keeping campaign promises? I can’t wait to hear the spin the mainstream media has to say about this! But alas, they will probably ignore him like they do his father.

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    • Xpressed
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:06am

      It will probably be along the lines of the money just getting spent someplace else and the act was that of pointless symbolism. He is setting an example that should be followed though. The problem is that there are so many dishonest people in positions of power that use thier budgets to grow the deficeit and thier egos that the headlines may be right, but only because of others.

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  • ModerationIsBest
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:24pm

    Keep it up Pauls!

    I believe Ron Paul said he won’t be taking a pension and that if President he would lower the salary from 400,000 to 50,000

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    • Hoseycanyousee
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:22pm

      I think it was 36 000 which is the medium income for all of the US. Way to go Pauls. I commend both of you for your moral ethics, honesty and hard labor. Keep up the good work. This is what the constitution is all about. Good job

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  • SHIPMONEY100TRILLION
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:23pm

    The new logan: Paul Jr. shoot your father and save our country.

    We don’t want crazy people like him as president.

     
    • SeanW
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:28pm

      WOW REALLY? Who is the nut? You are telling a senator to shoot his father? And I bet you call yourself a christian.

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    • progressiveslayer
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:32pm

      Yes you’re the nut job now put the bong down A hole.

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    • BetterDays
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:34pm

      And I will bet you’ll be getting a knock on your door soon as well, moron.

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    • wildbill_b
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:53pm

      Obvious mental issues. Apparently “we” are hearing some kind of voices in their ‘head’

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    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:59pm

      Attn blaze readers, please report this post.

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    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:36pm

      Why dont u tell me where u live and I come and shoot you. (I sound crazy right?) SO DO YOU IDIOT

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  • conservativeblackman
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:22pm

    Just think what could happen if all government operated in such a manor.

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  • Slayer
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:21pm

    Don’t worry, Boehner will crush this good act when he hands Obama the opportunity to raise the deficit another trillion in a few more weeks.

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    • Shasta
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:03pm

      Yeah, watch Boehner and the republican elites fight the debt limit raise with tooth and nails, and then give in for the good of the country. The script has already been written. The deal has been struck.

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 12:07am

      Shasta, you say things like that, then you go back to defending all the other candidates against Paul, when Paul is the only one that summarily voted against TARP and all the debt limit raising going on and stands apart from all the crap you posted about Boehner and the leaders of the republican-technocratic party. You make absolutely no sense to me.

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  • tajloc
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:20pm

    Paul/Paul 2012
    Rom 8:28

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    • Bonnieblue2A
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:24pm

      Amen, that is nepotism I could live with indeed. God bless the men of the Paul family who have the character to walk the walk instead of just talking the talk of most politicians.

      Ron Paul 2012!
      Rand Paul 2016!

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  • BetterDays
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:19pm

    The two Dr.s, father and son, doing what we hired them to do, imagine that, public servants !
    Another reason to put his dad in the White House.

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  • countryfirst
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:17pm

    Rand Paul will someday make a better choice for POTUS than his father.

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:51pm

      AMEN to that COUNTRYFIRST

      Rand Paul’s book TEA PARTY Goes to WASHINGTON is a good book

      Thank You RAND—-YOU ROCK!!!!

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  • SHOWMESTATEGUY
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:17pm

    Don‘t care what you say about the Paul’s. That took some balls. Please keep it up Rand, maybe it will rub off on Pelsoi.

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    • justangry
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 8:58pm

      LOL Yeah right.

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    • TyrannyNoMore
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 1:37am

      Woah, I read that quickly and I thought you wanted Rand to rub his balls on Polosi. It made me throw up in my mouth a little. I wouldn’t let my dog rub his balls on that witch.

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  • Doctor Nordo
    Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:14pm

    The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Good job, Mr. Paul!

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on January 12, 2012 at 7:22pm

      Its good to see Rand carrying on the Paul tradition of limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 6:01am

      Ron Pork Paul “I’ve never voted for an earmark in my life.”
      As for earmarks, the congressman requested at least $157 million for fiscal year 2011, and another $398 million for fiscal year 2010, according to his congressional Web site. The provisions included $2.5 million for a “Historic Downtown Redevelopment Project” in Baytown, Texas; $8 million for replacing recreational fishing piers damaged during hurricanes; and $18 million for ship canal operations and maintenance.
      Ron Paul “I put it in because I represent people who are asking for some of their money back,” Paul said. He later added: “It’s like taking a tax credit. If you have a tax credit, I’m against the taxes, but I take all my tax credits.” ( I was for it before I was against it)

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    • dissentnow
      Posted on January 13, 2012 at 7:06am

      You don’t really know what earmarking means, do you? You take the McCain stance on earmarks. Glad to see that you are in good company with big government liberals like McCain.
      It is the duty of the congress to earmark every penny. Jeez, get off the talking points and think for yourself

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