Tea Party Conservative Endorses Scott Eckersley for Congress: Billy Long is a Coward, and There is No Room for Cowards in America Today

It was almost two years ago when the sick feeling in my gut came when they announced Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States. Two years later, I never thought that I would vote for any party but the Republican party in 2010. Having studied Billy Long for the past eight months, there is no way I can mark a ballot for the Republican ticket and believe republicans are sending a man who can steer us out of this mess.

One hundred percent of every vote I have ever cast has been for the Republican candidate. This year will be different. I am a Ronald Reagan conservative who believes America's best days are in front of her. I believe in limited government and personal achievement. I believe in our great Republic and the Constitution that guides her, and it is for these reasons, I cannot cast a vote for Billy Long.

Long doesn't have the courage of Ronald Reagan. He doesn't have to political understanding of Ronald Reagan, nor does Billy Long understand the issues that face our great Republic. Watching him run from the debates and interviews shows me Billy Long is a coward. There is no room for cowards in the conservative ranks, and there is no room for cowards at this moment in American history when so much is on the line. What happened to the days in which character mattered in the Republican party?

Over the past few weeks, I have gotten to know Scott Eckersely, the former conservative Republican running on the Democratic ticket. Eckersley hasn't bought into the party rhetoric. He has served in state government fighting corruption and winning. Billy Long only can say he is fed up and he kisses the butts of the same people he claims to be fed up with.

Yes, for the first time in my life, I will mark the ballot where for the D candidate, but I do so after hours of conversation with Eckersely. I know he will not be a rubberstamp for the Obama Pelosi agenda. He has promised the people of Southwest Missouri his first vote will not be for Pelosi as speaker. Even more amazing, Eckersely stood up in front of his Democratic supporters and told them he would not have voted for Obamacare, and then listed his reason why.

Eckersley has a better understanding of the issues that face our great Republic that Billy Long, who continues to hide this weakness by running from debates and serious issues. He will be an independent thinker, where as Long has already been bought by the establishment, special interest, and his big money supporters.

Eckersley has fought for Missourians for ethics in government. He has fought against his own party, and he survived the games they played to tarnish his image. In the truest sense of the word, Eckersely is a true tea party candidate. The DNC hasn't welcomed Eckersely to the party after his primary win, and the Republican party already kicked him out. He isn't going to Washington to represent the DNC or RNC. He is going to Washington to represent the people of Southwest Missouri. That's why I am endorsing Scott Eckersely for Congress.