When I hear the word Ego the smirk of GW Bush comes to mind. Keyes ran because he was asked to by those who knew him. He had a sucessfull radio and TV show Before running for POTUS the last time. It was televised on a Network called National Empowerment Television operated mostly by The Free Congress Foundation. Who are the ones I listened too? Paul Weyrich, Armstrong Williams , Janet Parshall, Bill Lind a very brilliant man, John Lofton the man who left James Carville speachless, Tom Finton, Howard Phillips, and many other Conservatives who graced N.E.T.'s studios.
Unfortunately it likely became to big a threat I'm guess as corruption and sellouts within the GOP was being mentioned and was taken over by a moderate version called America's Voice. It was a joke. With a couple of months Armstrong Williams had to have Ellen Ratner as co-host, Larry Flynnt became a regular, Bob Beckell another one. But this was after Weyrich was removed from any say in programning. It is as well now off the air.
I learned a lot in that time though. Weyrich was reporting on Lott's doings long before many in here had a clue. I heard good shows with Bob Barr, Chris Cox, Larry Klayman and others involved very early on trying to bring down Slick Willy. Then came along Georgie come lately. Clueless George the answer to all that was wrong or so we were told. I respect true Conservatives ones who have done the hard work and stuck their necks out in the name of justice. I can't respect those whose wish to ignore the wrongs commited against this nation and just say "Let's move on".
It is easy to be "principled" when those "principles" are never tested in an elected position. Keyes is good at what he does and he lets everyone who will listen know it.