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This is very worthy of note. I think this guy deserves all the recognition we can give him. He is an Veteran of the Army who is taking action against a broken two party system that no longer works for We the People! So he is doing something about it.

With the corruption in Washington the way it is, it is time to do something about it. Time for changes they cannot ignore. Time for the Will of the People to be expressed openly and in no uncertain terms. Welcome to the world of hope!

From CNN’s Lou Dobbs, we have this story…

DOBBS: We report here almost every night on our broken two-party political system in this country and its utter failure to serve the national interests and American citizens. Tonight one young Army veteran is standing up. He’s not just talking. He’s doing something. He’s personally challenging the Republican and Democratic political machines; he’s running for Congress as a proud Independent.

Casey Wian has his story from Sierra Vista, Arizona.

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Derek Tidball is a 29-year-old former Army paratrooper, who saw action in Afghanistan. He left the military last January and was disturbed by the medical and economic struggles of returning veterans.

DEREK TIDBALL (I), ARIZONA CONG. CANDIDATE : Most of us who have fought are not being taken care of when we come back. And the reason for that might not be a lack of sincerity from legislators, but it’s just lack of knowledge.

WIAN: So he decided to run for Congress as an Independent.

TIDBALL: I think that the two-party system is a real problem for lack of leadership is something that’s really standing out in the minds of the American public today with who there are putting up in office and who’s being chosen to be their options and I believe that this is the one job where your resume; having a bad resume is worse than having no resume.

WIAN: Tidball is running for Arizona’s eighth congressional district seat now held by Democratic Gabrielle Giffords. Tim Bee, the Republican leader of the Arizona State Senate also is running. Tidball’s tiny campaign staff meets weekly to strategize at a local pub.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We really need to focus on (INAUDIBLE) walk neighborhoods.

WIAN: His campaign is clearly a long shot, but Tidball says he has advantages. Arizona’s Eighth District has two military bases and shares about 100 miles of border with Mexico.

TIDBALL: Down on the border citizens are unhappy with what’s going on right now. I like the idea of enforcement first. I think that there needs to be a large mobilization of the troops down here.

WIAN: Tidball says elected officials need a military style accountability for results and failure.

TIDBALL: They serve the people. They don’t serve money and you know party leaders and that’s what it’s going to take I think is a lot of Independents running to give them a run for their money and make them have to be accountable for what they say.

Casey Wian, CNN, Sierra Vista, Arizona.

DOBBS: Derek Tidball says his military experience and his military mindset will serve him well in politics. In the military he says there are no excuses and there is no passing the buck. You either meet the task or suffer the consequences, good advice and accountability would be a nice, nice element to bring to Washington, D.C.

Ok, so I’m not convinced the military has accountability per say, at least not in the area of finances, but I do believe this guy has the right idea and I do believe that getting rid of a system that is no longer working for We the People is needed. Both Republican and Democratic parties are corrupt as has been proven in just the last year. Time to get rid of them, period.

I don’t know why those in Florida would wish to remain affiliated with the Democratic party since they have been disenfranchised by that party. Or the other state either. And the Republican party is so entrenched in corruption that nothing they do is good for us. Let’s see real changes made in our government. Let’s take our government back!

Those of you in the 8th district of Arizona have a real chance to let your dissatisfaction be known. I don’t believe change is possible until and unless we send messages to congress that are so loud and so clear they fear for their very careers.

Too much abuse is happening as I just wrote about in my last post by senators such as Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Mikulski. Those Senators need to haveEVERY bill that they have ever done, as well as Harry Reid, AUDITED to see just how much special interest groups have had a hand in their legislation. And then WE the People need to remove them from office. They are NOT representing US but that of special interest groups.

For example Senator Harry Reid’s Financial campaign raised $10,672,979

Top contributors were:

MGM Mirage:$150,750
Station Casinos $94,200
Harrah’s Entertainment $86,950
Boyd Gaming $76,349
Simmons Cooper LLC $73,400
Top Industries were:

Lawyers/Law Firms $1,326,240
Casinos/Gambling $735,813
Real Estate $423,961
Securities & Investment $362,760
Lobbyists $334,641

With these kinds of backers, how do we expect them to be representative of WE THE PEOPLE? And while they take a salary from US, they also take handouts and bribes from all other special interest groups that come. The largest being big business, big Pharma, big whatever!

Our government is broken because these people have become so greedy. Time to close the door on their greed and remove them from office. Time to let those who aren’t corrupt, INTO office to represent US again! I wish all the best of luck to ex Army paratrooper DEREK TIDBALL!

~ by justmytruth on May 17, 2008.