It's official, Washington insiders think Kansans should vote for Wasinger

Can somebody send Wassy a memo...if you want to win an election in Kansas, it really helps if you know people, well, who are in Kansas.

Of course, I'm referring to the Fred Thompson endorsement Wasinger has posted on his website. It's supposed to be a big deal I guess (heck, I like Fred as much as the next guy, even though he has about as much liveliness as my 90 year old grandmother on a Monday night). But, I'm still waiting for somebody who's at least been to Kansas to come out and say they support Wasinger.

Is it too much to ask that the guy get local support? Is it that hard for you Rob?

Look, we all know you've been in Washington for years. We're aware you know the good ol' boy network. We know you're in good with people that have never been to Kansas and have no plans to ever come here. But at some point man, you're gonna have to come to Kansas and meet the people who actually live in the district you want to represent.

I understand this can be hard. After all, it was just back in March that you were on the steering committee for 'Mr. Moderate' John McCain's campaign to win the catholic vote.

Oh, and what local did Wassy list as his home? Was it Hays? Not! Virginia, of course!!!

But really, I'm just enthralled at you're ability to get people who endorsed Sam Brownback for President to endorse you for Congress (except Fred because, well, Rob had already run the Brownback ship ashore before Fred finally called it quits.)

Oh wait, what's that? People who endorsed Brownback are now endorsing the guy who ran his campaign? Gee, isn't that neat? Should we all be impressed you know how to use a Rolodex and welsh off your old boss?

Or rather, maybe the question should be why haven't other Brownback supporters made similar endorsements? Like Michael W. Smith, Tom Managhan and Stephen Baldwin? Or should we ask why King removed her support? Or why none of these "endorsements" can be found on your website?

Here, I'll help you out with a new campaign slogan:

Wassinger
The DC insider that Washington elites think Kansans should vote for.

FEC reports are due tomorrow. Can't wait to see how much of that $100,000 plus Wasinger claims to have raised came from within Kansas.

I can't take it anymore...Why Barker will never win a primary

I simply can't take it anymore. Even though the batty Barker people have decided to stop their illogical posting about how wonderful he is, I've pretty much decided that the real reason he doesn't have a chance needs to come out.

Simply put... Republican primary voters won't vote for a guy who's never gone to the trouble of voting in a primary election himself.

That's right my friend, Mr. Tim "Think I'll run for Congress today" Barker has never voted in a primary election, Democrat, Republican or otherwise.

Of course, it would have been very difficult for him to vote in a Republican primary election since he just changed his registration from Democrat to Republican on August 15, a couple weeks after our most recent primary.

Still, there were competitive races among Democrats, like Jones and professional lobbyist Jim Slattery for who would get beat down by Pat Roberts. I guess Tim just didn't care...

Is it too much to ask that the guy who wants to represent Kansans in Congress bother to vote himself? He's 30 years old, it's not like he hasn't had the opportunity to get it done. According to the Secretary of State's website, he's even figured the last two times (of four???) that he can vote absentee. Why couldn't you get it done this August Tim?

Primary voters are the most reliable kind of voter. They believe it's a responsibility to vote, not just a right. They tend to come from the ends of the political spectrum versus the "middle."

Further, only Republicans can vote in the primary for Republican candidates so things didn't look too good for Barker to begin with. Tell them the guy they may be casting their vote for has never bothered to vote in a primary election himself... well... I don't think they'll look kindly on the situation.

So whine on batty Barker people. Say what you want, but when it comes down to it, Republican primary voters simply won't vote for a guy who doesn't care enough to vote in a primary himself!

Concerned Women of America PAC goes with Huelskamp

When it comes to tangible pro-life endorsements that translate into votes rather than anonymous blog comments, Tim Huelskamp seems to be way ahead (although he gets a lot of anonymous comments too.)

Concerned Women of America PAC today endorsed Tim Huelskamp for Congress over Rob Wasinger of Virginia/Washington/Boston..........and Hays (kind of sort of not really), and no name "Think I'll run for Congress today" Tim Barker.

Now, for Wasinger supporter(s) [in parenthesis because I'm not quite sure there's more than one yet], this is what a real endorsement looks like:

"Tim was already well known to Concerned Women PAC long before he decided to run for Congress. Not only has Senator Huelskamp been a solid vote on pro-life and pro-family issues, he has been a leader," said Beverly LaHaye, Founder and Chairman of Concerned Women PAC.

Unlike with individuals, there's more that figures into an endorsement than just knowing a guy when organizations are concerned.

They look at, oh, I don't know, a voting record, which no other candidate has in this race. They look at leadership...not the "behind the scenes have nothing to loose" kind of leadership, but the up front, in the public eye, actually accomplished something kind of leadership that, again, no other candidate has in this race besides frontrunner Tim Huelskamp.

LaHaye continued:

"This is exactly the type of candidate we look for; Tim's a proven legislator who led the effort to pass a marriage amendment in his state, and has shown time and time again that he will do whatever it takes to protect the unborn. What touched my heart the most about Tim however was his personal story. He has lived in the first district all his life, as a farmer, a legislator and a good husband to his wife Angela and four adopted children. I couldn't be more pleased to endorse Tim Huelskamp for Congress."

So while it's interesting to read individual testimonials posted here anonymously from people who have never been to Kansas, not gonna come to Kansas and probably wouldn't even like to look at photographs of Kansas, it's really more pertinent and refreshing to hear that the organizations and people who will actually influence voters in the first district have already decided who has the record and leadership capabilities to get their support.

You can read the full press release below.

Washington, D.C. - Concerned Women Political Action Committee (CWPAC) announced its endorsement of Kansas State Senator Tim Huelskamp in his campaign for Congress in Kansas First District.

Concerned Women PAC is affiliated with Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, the nation's largest public policy women's organization with more than 500,000 grassroots members nationwide.

The First Congressional district became an open seat when current Congressman Jerry Moran announced he would be running for the U.S. Senate in 2010 for the open seat created by pro-life Senator Sam Brownback, who is running for Governor.

"Tim was already well known to Concerned Women PAC long before he decided to run for Congress. Not only has Senator Huelskamp been a solid vote on pro-life and pro-family issues, he has been a leader," said Beverly LaHaye, Founder and Chairman of Concerned Women PAC. "This is exactly the type of candidate we look for; Tim's a proven legislator who led the effort to pass a marriage amendment in his state, and has shown time and time again that he will do whatever it takes to protect the unborn. What touched my heart the most about Tim however was his personal story. He has lived in the first district all his life, as a farmer, a legislator and a good husband to his wife Angela and four adopted children. I couldn't be more pleased to endorse Tim Huelskamp for Congress."

Concerned Women Political Action Committee was started in 2002 to help elect solid pro-family, pro-life conservatives to Congress. Concerned Women PAC sends out a monthly letter to members encouraging them to financially support candidates like Kansas State Senator Tim Huelskamp. For more information on this race, please contact Mike Mears at 202-408-4941.