Although he's not from a RAT family, my gut tells me Connie Mack IV will end up the same way if he gets in the U.S. Senate. His voting record is fairly decent NOW, but his flirtation with the liberal Democrat mindset has already begun. I dread to think what will happen if he gets 6 years in office, knowing most voters won't pay attention until 2018.
Anyway, back on topic... Palombo's credentials look pretty good to me, considering he's just running for a House seat. Decorated Vietnam vet (two tours in the US Air Force), 34 years in law enforcement, retired as Chief of Police of New Bern, FL, Master's degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. We could do alot worse. Certainly we had many tea party freshman in 2010 with lesser credentials... heck, the guy who unseated professional RAT machine politician Phil Hare here in Illinois owned a local pizzaria. The question is whether Palombo will get the funds he needs to mount a strong campaign.
Yes money, in the 2008 some little known county commissioner held Jones to a 59-41 win despite money little money. Clearly he could have won if that wasn’t the case.
But the wars having died down dulls one of the main issues against Jones.
“Although he’s not from a RAT family, my gut tells me Connie Mack IV will end up the same way if he gets in the U.S. Senate. His voting record is fairly decent NOW, but his flirtation with the liberal Democrat mindset has already begun. I dread to think what will happen if he gets 6 years in office, knowing most voters won’t pay attention until 2018.”
Look at what happened to Arlen Specter and Robert Bennett in 2010. If we can do the same to Richard Lugar and Orrin Hatch, Mack will no doubt remember it or be reminded of it by his staff.