(USA Today) Utah Senator Bob Bennett, who is a Republican, was ousted at a Republican Party convention which was dominated by Tea Party activists and fiscal conservatives who are concerned about the growth of government. The 3500 delegates sent businessman Mike Lee and attorney Tim Bridgewater to a June 22 primary. Neither candidate has held elective office. Bob Bennett is a three-term U.S. Senator. The senator has deep roots in his state's Mormon community and solid ratings from the American Consrvative Union and the National Rifle Association. He also had solid backing from former Massasschusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who is also a Mormon. Bennett has worked with the Democratic Party on healthcare and illegal immigration. He was also one of the senators who, along with 33 other GOP senators, backed the 2008 bailout package that then president George Bush stated was necessary to avoid a financial meltdown. Many party conservatives were thrilled at his defeat. "We think this is a harbinger of things to come," Brenda Steinhauser, political director of FreedomWorks, one of the Tea Party-affiliated groups that opposed Bennett. Democrat National Chairman Tim Kaine called it proof that the Republican Party is now in the command of its far-right wing. Kaine tried to say that the Tea Party is an extremist group given Bennett was supposedly one of the most "conservative" members of the U.S. Senate. Therefore Kaine and other operatives want to classify Tea Party members as extremist.
Bennett told the Associated Press he wouldn't rule a write-in candidacy. Utah law prohibits a candidate from running as an iindependent. Bennett stated, "The political atmosphere obviously has been toxic, and it's very clear that some of the votes that I have cast have added to the toxic environment." Both political parties are facing internal strife from newcomers who could oust establishment-backed candidates. The defeat of Bob Bennett is very encouraging news. It's time for Bennett to go. Bennett was part of the problem. The problem isn't an issue of extremism. It's a constitutional issue. Our elected elite have ignored the Constitution and their constituents. Our elected elite in Washington are beholden to lobbyists and special interest groups that support their campaigns. The out-of-control spending, the government's takeover of the healthcare system, and the government not enforcing our borders shows that these incumbents need to be defeated. They are not upholding their responsibility to uphold, protect, and defend the Constitution. It's encouraging the voters in Utah recognize that senators like Bennett are part of the problem. It's time for Bennett and all the other cronies in the Republican party to be ousted and sent home.
The Tea Party movement is shaking up the political scene in America. The Tea Party is the latest of grassroots movements in America to shake up the political scene in Washington. Hopefully Bennett's outster in Utah is a harbinger of more positive things to come. I stated in a March blogpost that voting out the incumbent begins in the primary. There are scores of Republicans that need to be voted out in the state primaries this year. They are part of the problem. It will be too late if Republicans vote in their incumbent in the primary and the Democratic challenger in November is worse than the Republican incumbent. In order for voters to have a choice, registered Republicans need to vote out the incumbents in the primary. The Democrats should also follow suit in the primary with their incumbents. However, I'm primarily addressing Republican voters because I'm a registered Republican.
The mainstream news media such as MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, and other outlets have depicted the Tea Party movement as an extremist movement. That's foolish. The Tea Party isn't promoting a right-wing extremist agenda. The Tea Party seeks to promote candidates regardless of party affiliation that will promise to return American to it's foundational roots that our Founding Fathers built this country upon. The Tea Party seeks after candidates that will uphold the U.S. Constitution. They represent Americans that's tired of Washington living beyond its financial means. The Tea Party and average Americans don't want America to be financially enslaved by China. They don't desire for the government to encroach upon our constitutional freedoms and liberties. The Tea Party is a mainstream movement. However, the media outlets and our politicians are very liberal in their thinking and they desire to bypass the Constitution when it comes to government policy. I'm thankful for the Tea Party movement. If we have a dramatic turnover in Congress and statewide offices in November and any type of meaningful change results from this, then we owe the Tea Party a debt of gratitude.
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