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Comment by Bob J Criswell on December 29, 2009 at 2:55pm

FYI HOUSE SEATS UP FOR RE-ELECTION 2010

Florida

• Alan Grayson (D) of Florida's 8th congressional district:
Grayson Floor Speech
Alan Grayson, a wealthy lawyer who spent over $2.6 million in personal funds to win his 2008 congressional campaign, is considered by conservatives too liberal for Florida's 8th district. Grayson has received national ridicule after he introduced legislation called the Paid Vacation Act, which would have the federal government give every family a weeks worth of paid vacation, saying "There’s a reason why Disney World is the happiest place on Earth: The people who go there are on vacation. Honestly, as much as I appreciate this job and as much as I enjoy it, the best days of my life are and always have been the days I’m on vacation." [9] Additionally, Grayson caused controversy when he said that the Republican health care plan is to "Die Quickly." [10]
Real estate developer Armando Gutierrez Jr. is seeking the Republican nomination. [11]

• Florida's 12th congressional district - open seat:
Adam Putnam, considered a rising star in the House Republican leadership, will not seek a sixth term in Congress and instead run for Florida Agriculture Commissioner. Although the district has conservative-leanings, the seat is not guaranteed to stay Republican. Lori Edwards, the supervisor of elections in Polk County, is a Democrat contender, while Republicans have rallied behind former State Representative Dennis Ross.

Comment by Brian Travis Bartholomew on December 19, 2009 at 5:30pm

I don't know that the problem is with the politicians. It is the two party system that causes the issues we are seeing. They are forced to vote on bills they don’t approve of or get looked at as ineffective. Once the party views you as ineffective they will not back any legislation you propose even if it helps their constituents. They have forgotten they we, their constituents, are the sole reason they are there. If we were able to remove the alliances that are caused and even strengthened due to the two party system then we might once again get true leaders there.

Comment by Tea Party Founder on December 18, 2009 at 4:50am

Billy - The coalition is formed and as we agree that we will not discriminate against political parties. Our goal is to take back Washington, State, County and Local elections. We will launch a concert in Houston on Jan 2, 2009 and then get people involved to restore our nation.

Comment by Doc on December 17, 2009 at 2:45pm

Bill: I agree with your comments that the Tea Party movement is too fragmented to really do much good. Another thought: What are we going to replace all those "lifetime politicians" with? More of the same, just under a different umbrella? Replacing politicians with politicians, no matter what party the come from, is another step toward failure. I feel that we need to fire each and every one of them, and replace them with value creating, job developing, honest, loving and integrated BUSINESS LEADERS! Turn this government around to the "protection only" that the constitution defines it as, and run it like the honest and loving business it is supposed to be!

Comment by Tea Party Founder on December 14, 2009 at 8:57am

Billy - We are all gathering with exception of the Republican controlled groups who has caused most of this fragmentation. We are working on consolidating and setting up a workable structure. The good thing is I'm the founder of the Tea Party and I'm not happy with the behavior of Washington Elite. Our goals is to remove them as quickly as possible. We have a number of Conservative Independent parties that are coming in line and we will affect the 2010 elections.

Comment by Billy Volner on December 13, 2009 at 7:39am

The 912 Project, Tea Party, GOOOH, Freedom Works, Patriots and many more of break off groups from Tea Party or new ones has us all fragmented in a bunch of groups instead of one group where we can over come as a single Political party. Until we come together or a single group that all us can support we are doomed to failure of a movement that has both the Democrats and Republican concerned. United we overcome divided we fail. I recommend that everyone research the groups that plan on running a candidate for Congress and join that organization. You can still keep your own groups identity but lets start thinking seriously about the 2010 election.

Comment by Billy Volner on December 1, 2009 at 2:00pm

My son who is a banker in Sarasota Fl was invited to the Kaiser College for a dinner last night and one of the attendee’s was a New York Congressman. After the dinner someone ask the Congressman, who was on his 5th term, whether he was running for office. His response yes he was and didn’t have any Democrats running against him, but had 3 others. When ask who they were, he said the one who was running under the Republicans and he intended to donate some money too. When ask whether that candidate was that bad and his response was, “Oh he one of those racial Tea Party people”. The only way we can shut up those now in congress is to defeat them at the ballot box. Maybe we should have sponsored and helped that person who just ran for office as a Conservative in the NY 23rd precinct.

Comment by Billy Volner on December 1, 2009 at 8:40am

My name is Billy Volner and I live in Mims, Fl. When I was at the 9/12 in DC I found everyone there had the same view and hopes I did about getting the country back on track. Since then I have looked into those groups that wanted to get further involved in the politicial side of the house. One of those groups is GOOOH (go) GET OUT OF OUR HOUSE look them up on www.GOOOH.com GOOOH main purpose is to replace every member in the US House of Representatives. Check it out.

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