Casey, you will be shocked to learn that Ron Paul did not invent the idea that a smaller government is to be preferred to a large one. Nor is he the most articulate spokesman for that view.
And unfortunately along with that message, he brings foreign policy positions opposed by most on the right, and associates who damage the ability to sell the small government message.
Once again, transferring money/man power from government programs you dislike to government programs you do like does not equal smaller government.
