As I promised recently, I am spotlighting candidates for the House, and perhaps the Senate, that we need to actively get behind and support.  Today it is Colonel (retired) Allen West.  You may remember Col. West from headlines that frankly made my hubby and I scream at the TV for their ridiculous treatment of this hero.  What did he do?

"Colonel West earned the disdain of leftist intellectuals and the rebuke of the United States armed forces for protecting the lives of his troops. West commanded the 4^th Infantry Division, 2^nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, near Tikrit. In the days following the toppling of Saddam’s regime and preceding the dictator’s capture in a filthy desert hole, West was responsible for the lives and safety of 700 men and women who had spent a cautious summer sweltering in the crosshairs of Sunni Triangle terrorists.

 

The 42-year-old was no stranger to the battlefield, having received the Bronze Star and having been decorated for valor. He knew only too well of the terrorist attacks carried out by Saddam loyalists and recently arrived jihadist fanatics, claiming an average of one U.S. soldier’s life each day. With a firm commitment to protect his soldiers’ well-being, he determined to keep his troops safe.

 

In late August, Colonel West received news that his men had been targeted by a group of thugs associated with an Iraqi policeman named Yahya Jhodri Hamoodi. Allied forces quickly apprehended Hamoodi in Saba al Boor, a tiny town near Tikrit. Four interrogation specialists worked late into the evening of August 20, desperately trying to pry the attack plans out of him. Growing frustrated, the interrogators resorted to physical force, punching Hamoodi – without success. (Hamoodi was not seriously injured at any point during the interrogation.) It was then that Col. Allen West intervened.

 

Seeing that even physical violence had proven ineffective, Colonel West took the next logical step: He took the intransigent suspect outside, shoved Hamoodi’s head into a sandbox and threatened to kill him. The Colonel then pulled out his sidearm and fired a warning shot into the sky. Then West carefully held Hamoodi’s head aside as he fired a shot over Hamoodi’s shoulder, into the warm Iraqi sand burying his visage."

Only the leftover moonbats from the Viet Nam era would have a problem with this hero's behavior. 

The important part of this post is that this hero is running for a congressional seat he has every chance of being elected to, the 22nd Congressional District in Florida. 

District 22: Broward County (pt.), Palm Beach County (pt.).

Yep, the infamous Broward County of 2000 Presidential election fame.  We all need this man in Congress.  We will be sending a check.  After the primary insanity is over, Rush, Dr. Bill, et al, need to be spotlighting these conservatives, especially the heroes from OIF.  Who knows better than they do what we have at stake?  Many here at home do not seem to be paying attention, so someone needs to bring it to their attention.