In answer to your questions: 1. I am a registered Republican and would run as that. Any source that says otherwise is wrong. 2. As the "Important Notice" on page one of my website says, I've done my homework and have a clear idea of the minimum cost of a competent campaign in 2004.
I've read the histories of thousands of "hopeless" candidates for Congress -- who filed, who "ran," but who were obvious road kill from the get-go. I have zero intention of doing that myself, which involves self-deception first, and secondly, deception of the people asked to support the effort.
That's why I stated exactly what I am doing and why, in plain English, on page one of my website. That isn't Hamlet-like. That's Patton-like. Know what you need and make sure it's there BEFORE you go into battle. Read my battle plan and see if it makes sense to you.
Cordially,]
John / Billybob
Good luck, but I note that nowhere on your campaign website do you suggest that the issue is whether or not to run against Taylor for the Pubbie nomination, or indeed that you are a Republican. Thus my question, which was preciptated in particular by the DCPolitical website. Maybe he was confused as well. But then he also is a lawyer. Lawyers, lawyers, everywhere.