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  • ARMEY: Recapturing radical spirit of 1994

    01/20/2010 6:17:02 AM PST · by GOP_Lady · 12 replies · 401+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 01-20-10 | DICK ARMEY
    With 'tea parties' on the warpath, leadership could come from the bottom up Special elections are often the harbingersof political change. As I watch the Senate race in Massachusetts, where an insurgent small-government conservative campaign has shocked the Democrat establishment, I am amazed at how similar the political climate today is to the early days of the Contract with America. Back in May of 1994, the 2nd Congressional District of Kentucky held a special election to fill the seat following the passing of Democrat William Natcher. The district had not elected a Republican in 129 years, but Republican Ron Lewis...