GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul campaigns at Salute to Veterans rally in Perry, Iowa

Republican 2012 presidential candidate and Texas Rep. Ron Paul makes remarks at a town hall meeting at the historic Hotel Pattee, as he campaigns in Perry, Iowa, December 29, 2011. Polls indicate a tight race between Paul, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich days before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, January 3,2012. UPI/Mike Theiler