Well, so do I. And nothing will be more revolutionary, at the moment, than to replace the archetype of all that is wrong with American politics, Harry Reid, with someone who comes out of nowhere to shake the powerful to the core.
I’m going to run for Nevada Senator – first working to ensure that the GOP nominee honored with sending Harry back to Searchlight is a rock-ribbed conservative and, second, doing the actual sending.
I attended a seminar this past weekend where a fine, young man from GOPAC laid out just what needs to be done to run a campaign. This won’t be easy. In fact, it’ll probably be the hardest thing I’ve ever done – just winning the GOP nomination will be hard, and then I get to go after Harry Reid, arguably the most ill-tempered, mean-spirited partisan Nevada has ever seen. And he’ll have upwards of $25 million dollars – a war chest designed to provide blanket slanderization of whomever the GOP selects. Let him try – I don’t give a rat’s rear what anyone says about me, and as I have no power, wealth or position on the line, I’ve got nothing to lose. Being a citizen of Nevada and the United States of America is honor enough, and Reid can’t take that away from me no matter how much muck he throws. In fact, being the brunt of a Reid slander would be a badge of honor for me.
Why me, instead of anyone else? Here’s why – from my website, Noonan for Nevada:
I have no fame. No wealth. No position of authority. I work for a large, faceless corporation. I’m a small time blogger with one minor book to my name. So, what is so special about Mark Noonan?
Nothing – and that is the point.
For too long our nation has been over run by professional politicians, lobbyists, faceless staffers and bureaucrats who twist and warp our government to suit their own needs, rather than the needs of the people…
…Citizen-legislators/leaders will be interested in serving the people and then going back to live among them, under the laws they helped enact. Senator Reid, in spite of his lowly background, has become a creature of power. He is desperately afraid of losing it, because in his view it is only his power which makes him anything important. The offices of husband, father, friend and citizen have become meaningless for the likes of Harry Reid. And that is a sad thing, and it is something we need to end. Only someone deathly afraid of being a mere citizen would raise $10 million for his re-election bid, and pledge to raise up to $25 million…this is a man who will do just about anything to hold on to office. And that, in turn, makes him an easy mark for those powerful interests who appear to be able to help Reid, if he’ll help them in return….
My first task will be fund raising. Getting the money I need to first make an impact, and then parlaying that impact in to votes. The chances are slim. The odds are stacked against me. And I’m going to do it – my State and our Nation needs people to stand up to the powerful and call them to account. I’m no one special, but I will fight and fight and fight – and then, when knocked flat, I’ll get up and fight some more. Anyone who wants to join me in this fight, please, come along. I need everything – prayers, most of all.
(Ed. Note: This is just me, Mark Noonan, putting the word out where I’ve blogged for 6 years – the owner of this blog is making no endorsement of my candidacy.)
Blogs For Victory 