Posted on 10/09/2014 5:06:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
There are plenty of politicians I like. There are some I admire from time to time. And I support quite a few.
But I don’t trust many – or really any, although that could change if the voters of Maryland’s 6th district do the right thing, the smart thing, and elect my friend Dan Bongino to Congress.
You’ve probably seen Bongino on cable news or heard him on various radio shows around the country; he’s the media’s go-to expert on security issues. And I can assure you he is the real deal on this.
Bongino was a New York City police officer before he joined the Secret Service and went on to serve in the personal protection details of Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama. He had a comfortable life as one of those built dudes in dark suits and sunglasses, blurry in the background of pictures of the president at events around the world. He had a good life. He had job security, a government pension, resources to support his family and a front-row seat to witness history being made.
It was the front-row seat that changed everything for Dan Bongino. Although he’s never violated the code of the Secret Service, he saw what the current White House occupant was doing to the country he loves and felt compelled to step from the blur into focus. The man entrusted to protect the life of the president did not like the direction he saw that man taking the nation.
Rather than sit silent and keep comfortable, Bongino walked away from the job he loved, the pension and the security to run for office. In 2012, he ran for the Senate. Running as an “independent” third-party candidate in deep-blue Maryland made that race near-impossible. He didn’t nurse his wounds, and he didn’t run out of the ring.
Martin O’Malley, Maryland’s corrupt Democratic governor, and his goon squad in the state legislature gerrymandered Maryland to the point of national embarrassment. The party of “celebrating diversity” brought Republican representation to near-extinction, leaving Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland’s 1st District as the only voice of sanity in the state’s delegation.
But despite Democrats’ best efforts, one district remained possibly winnable district for Republicans – the 6th.
Bongino could have returned to the private sector – former members of the president’s personal protection detail do quite well in the security business – but he didn’t. The difference he wanted to make two years earlier had not been made, so he re-entered the ring to run for that 6th district seat, currently held by Rep. John Delaney.
I got to know Dan through the 2012 campaign. I’d have him on when I’d fill in on various radio shows. He was the Republican candidate for Senate, seemingly fighting the whole race by himself. He’d come in studio for an hour, we’d chat during the commercials, and we became friends.
After the election I kept having him on, eventually asking him to co-host from time to time. When I had to stop hosting on one station in the market because I was offered a job at another, I suggested Dan fill the occasional Saturday slot I’d been doing. He was good because he’s not a politician. That quality, coupled with his pro-American, solid conservative ideals, are exactly why he’s needed in Washington. Why Maryland needs him in Washington.
The Republican National Congressional Committee has limited resources and looks at Maryland as a lost cause, so it won’t sink any money into Dan’s race. Outside groups view Maryland the same way. Plus, they view Dan as a problem.
The thing about Dan Bongino isn’t that he has a burning desire to be in Congress, because he doesn’t. He also doesn’t want to be in Congress forever, having promised voters and his wife and kids to support legislation on term limits and impose them on himself. It’s that he’s the type of guy who, when he sees a problem, he sets out to solve it.
The job of a Secret Service agent, in spite of recent news reports, is to spot a problem and deal with it immediately. That’s why Bongino is running. He won’t be the most-liked congressman. He won’t be a “go along to get along” backbencher. He’ll be a principled voice for the ideals that made the country the envy of the world; a boat-rocker leadership will hate.
So I was wrong in the first paragraph, Dan won’t be a politician I trust, he IS a man I trust. A congressman such as Dan Bongino is exactly what each state needs. How beautiful would it be to start by electing him from one of the bluest of the blue states?
Learn about Dan Bongino from his book “Life Inside The Bubble” and about his campaign by clicking here.
He’s running as a republican? Bad move. Should have stayed an I.
Calling BS on that later point. The NRCC and "outside groups" would be very interested in funding this race if they thought we had a chance. Thanks to the last redistricting this seat is less than 43% Romney, we currently hold only 1 seat that gave him a smaller % than that, and that's only because the Cali open primary resulted in 2 Republicans advancing to the general election.
It's not impossible to win this seat but it's a tough one. That said, according to most recent financial data I have, the rat Delaney had not raised alot, Bongino is competitive financially, this race may be worth a flyer.
Yeah, that way he could split the vote with the Republican and eliminate any chance of victory, smart.
Why? That’s silly and you know it. Third party candidates get never elected
“He was good because he’s not a politician.”
Memo to Derek Hunter;
Dan Bongino could very well be the second coming of Jack Kemp, I really don’t know. But I do know one thing,
Mr Bongino ran for the Senate in 2012 and lost, now in 2014 is running for the House. THAT makes him a politician in my book.
There's the campaign slogan of the year: "Vote for me because I don't want the job."
Indeed. That's a point that always bothered me. Those who say "I'm not a politician" just haven't been elected yet. They all want to be elected.
DoodleDawg: There's the campaign slogan of the year: "Vote for me because I don't want the job."
Lol. With the nature of modern campaigns, I don't see why anyone who didn't want it would put themselves through it. If you don't really want it you'll lose the stomach for it quickly.
I’ve met him and voted for him for Senate. I wish I could vote for him in the House. He’s the real deal and seems to be running a strong campaign, with absolutely zero media. The complicity and corruption in Maryland is mind boggling. The article mentions the Gerrymandered districts. They could have done a fairer job vomiting on a wall and drawing circles around the dark spots.
The gop is a rotten corrupt party, whether you can see it or not.
Becoming a republican shows poor judgment; a willingness to join a corrupt party for political success does not impress me.
Running for office as an independent shows poor judgment. Quixotic independent campaigns do not impress me.
Let’s say he could mount a viable, winnable race as an Independent, he’d still have to caucus with the GOP (much in the same way VT’s Bernie Sanders has done in both the House and Senate with the Democrats).
support the corrupt gop if you want - I can’t. After what they have done the past two years, I won’t vote for the gop. I’ll vote dem first.
He doesn’t have to caucus with anyone. He can work with whom he chooses, when he chooses.
Even if it was winnable they wouldn't put any money into it, because the candidate is a conservative -> according to the author
There are always 3 choices for the active voter:
1.) Hold you nose and vote for a GOP candidate.
2.) Vote for a non GOP candidate.
3.) Leave the offending candidate slot empty.
In the UN, # 3 is called Abstain, and in the US Senate it is called Present.
Blah blah blah. When your third party wins let me know and I might vote for a candidate of your third party, otherwise sthu
Serving as an “Independent” is a joke, because you still have to pick a side. You get an assignment from the caucus you choose or you go without portfolio (which then means you only vote on the floor, since you wouldn’t be serving in a committee. Not serving in a committee means you have no input in legislation, which then removes the sole reason for being elected to Congress).
Blah blah yourself - voting gop has certainly turned out well, hasn’t it?
Do you really think the republican party will get better, after sinking lower and lower into corruption and fraud over the past few years?
Vote for a gop candidate and you forfeit your right to object to dem fraud.
Going without portfolio appears to be the only honorable approach - how do you justify sucking up to one corrupt party over the other?
They have built a system to “force” honest men to bend their knee to corrupt overlords. Have you ever wondered why good men become corrupted in DC? There’s your answer.
Should we continue to feed this beast?
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