Stockman is the candidate the media boosted because they know that with his checkered past, Cornyn already has attack ads that would sink him.
Our TEA party group is backing David Stovall of Dallas. At least we know that he’s trying to campaign instead of MIA as Stockman has been. It makes one suspicious of what deals were made by Cornyn and Stockman.
I don’t know about any deals. Stockman was a marginal at best candidate to begin with who seems rather flighty. While I don’t watch a lot of local TV I haven’t heard a single ad for any Cornyn challenger on radio or on the internet. Most people don’t know that there’s any “race” going on and I think this whole thing has been blown out of proportion to what it really is.
It would be nice if we had another Ted Cruz to challenge this year, but, we don’t. Let’s not try to create one where it doesn’t exist.
We just had a nice visit with Stockman at a group focused on immigration in West Houston. My report is here: http://www.stopthemagnet.com/blog/congressman-stockman-speaks-immigration-issue-and-conservative-activism
Exactly.
That's really the point isn't it? We can't complain about the Dem's misconduct and then run a candidate like Stockman, who's history includes drug arrests, personal bankruptcy, sleazy campaign tactics (the fake newspapers which print entirely fabricated stories to discredit his opponents), lies and obfuscation concerning his status and funding, etc.
If a candidate does not maintain conservative principles such as fiscal responsibility, sexual responsibility, and a commitment to the truth in his personal life, how can he lead the nation into conservatism?
Surely we (conservatives) aren't ALL hypocrites? Surely we can find family men who have tried to live their lives according to Biblical principles, who have built successful businesses, who have served their country when called upon, who have made a commitment to their traditional family?
These are the men we need to find to challenge the RINO's.
Otherwise we expend our energies replacing a corrupt career pol with another corrupt career pol.
Judge their values by their lives, not heir rhetoric.
From the article:
“The day after he mounted his challenge, Club for Growth, a prominent group that has been funding tea party candidates, said it was staying out of the Texas race. Other tea party-linked groups, such as FreedomWorks and the Senate Conservatives Fund, have since stayed neutral, while Cornyn has been endorsed by influential conservative groups such as the National Rifle Association and Texas Right to Life.”