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Connie Mack. Republican from Florida. I have to say, I think I know Congress pretty well but this guy was totally off of my radar screen until these last few days, when it became clear that his "Penny Plan" to cut 1% across the board over a period of years to balance the federal budget might just be the plan that gains steam and has a shot of passing (not perfect, of course, but much better than Boehner's utterly flawed plan).
We need to get his endorsement. Is he a Ron Paul Republican, per se? Not exactly. But he isn't entirely against us, either. He's a rising star, and he has some good points:
He defended WikiLeaks:
He voted for the original Kucinich plan on Libya. He voted against renewal of the PATRIOT Act: http://townhall.com/video/connie-mack-vs.-the-patriot-act
While he would seem to fall right into Bachmann's camp on first glance, if Dr. Paul does well in Ames and starts to gain a head of steam, we need to really make an effort at reaching out to this man, who clearly has a good head on his shoulders.
Just an idea.
We need to get his endorsement. Is he a Ron Paul Republican, per se? Not exactly. But he isn't entirely against us, either. He's a rising star, and he has some good points:
He defended WikiLeaks:
He voted for the original Kucinich plan on Libya. He voted against renewal of the PATRIOT Act: http://townhall.com/video/connie-mack-vs.-the-patriot-act
While he would seem to fall right into Bachmann's camp on first glance, if Dr. Paul does well in Ames and starts to gain a head of steam, we need to really make an effort at reaching out to this man, who clearly has a good head on his shoulders.
Just an idea.
