I am a life-long Republican. And proud of it! I identify myself, particularly and explicitly, as a Reagan Republican - a real conservative on both fiscal and social issues and a staunch supporter of American military strength.
I am calling the Republican Party back to its roots. We are in the minority in Congress today, not because we are too conservative, but because, when we were in the majority, we were not conservative enough. The 2006 elections were not a repudiation of conservative principles. They were a repudiation of politicians who forsook Republican values and acted just like Democrats. I will be a Congressman who acts in a manner consistent with reducing taxes and spending and reducing the size and power of the federal government.