back to "hardball." time for the side show. first rand paul, a man with a mission. the tea party senator offered up his own budget last week. not only does the proposal cut $500 billion from the current budget, it goes somewhere where republicans, even the strictest deficit hawks are loathe to go. >> i want to be a friend to israel. i think they're an important ally, but i also think that their per capita income is greater than probably three fourths of the rest of the world. should we be giving free money or welfare to a rich nation? i don't think so. >> well, cutting aid to israel, the proposal will get more attention than support. senator paul also made a stand during yesterday's vote to criminalize aiming a hand held laser at an aircraft.