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After Katrina he made remarks[1], and here I'm paraphrasing, that amounted to saying that neighboring states shouldn't have to pay for the misfortune of other states, i.e. through FEMA.

[1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07...

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Sorry, that is not ironic. He is not out to get a job, he is out to do what he believes in.

If it's not out for the job then why is he applying for it? Perhaps he is essentially a "protest vote" but there appears to be at least some chance that he could actually get elected?

He is not out to be president of the USA, he is out to do what he believes is right, and to do that he has to be POTUS. If that is his standpoint, then he is not ironic.

Right. It appears to me that he would almost want to make states completely autonomous entities in which case why have a federal government at all?

Ironically it would seem if he was elected as president he would basically work to put himself out of a job.

> in which case why have a federal government at all?

To coordinate action between the states. For example, interstate highways and national defense. The Constitution pretty much spells it out.

You can still have a bloated federal government administration with autonomous states, so I do not think he will be put out of work. Just look at the EU.

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