Unhappy With Government? You’re Not Alone

Written by Campaign News on April 21, 2010, 05:04 PM

 I have as many complaints about the state of our national government as most of you that I meet. Today's Wall Street Journal confirmed this. They reported on several polls that highlight how dissatisfied we all are with our government. Maybe that doesn't sound like news (not to me anyway) but it got me thinking that even the mainstream media is beginning to realize that we're so far from being the country that Washington, Jefferson and Hamilton envisioned. What kind of country were they trying to create? They were trying to create a nation that was based on local rule and acknowledged God, morals and ethics.

So how did we get here - to this wayward form of "governing"? We arrived here through 100 years of progressively increasing central government, constructed by Democrats and so-called moderate Republicans. Their power hunger and fiscal irresponsibility, enabled by activist judicial decisions that spit in the face of the 10th amendment, has turned our country into something our forefathers never would have envisioned.

That reality prompted my run for Congress. I am a conservative who will stand on principle, tell the voters what I plan to do, and won't veer off that course for job security or personal gain. How many public officials do you know who live by that code of ethics? If more did, opinions of public officials would soar. If Republicans did this, respect for smaller, less expensive government would soar as well.

I am committed to cutting government spending and central government control. You have my word.

I'm thankful for all of your hard work on my behalf, and for getting the word out about my campaign. If we keep this incredible momentum rolling, we'll be one step closer to reinstating the country our founding fathers envisioned.