There's been a lot of discussion around me regarding the current crop of GOP presidential candidates and the Tea Party. Here's my view:
I still support the Tea Party because I believe the Tea Party is simply regular people across the country finally waking up and realizing they must say no to the corruption in Washington. We must say no because that is our responsibility. It is true that several groups have tried to claim and/or take over the Tea Party - but the Tea Party truly does remain "We the People" and that can't be taken over if we don't let it. When we elect people that don't live up to our beliefs, then we vote them out and try again.
We've gotten as deep in this mess as we are because we weren't paying attention and they walked us in step-by-step. Now we have to walk out step-by-step. It's not qoing to be pleasant and it's not going to be quick. It was just over a year ago that the Tea Party made huge changes across the country. In Alabama, for example, the state legislature turned red for the first time in 134 years. The change in state and local governments will make a huge difference. The difference often won't show right away, just like the journey into this mess didn't show right away -- but it is a step in the right direction.
There is something about each and every candidate out there that I don't like. But there is also something about each candidate that I do like. I'm going to focus on the positive and help to take our country back to the Constitution, one step at a time.
