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Well over half of our US Senators are attorneys. What makes you think that a doctor is not qualified to represent the citizens of his state? Do you prefer sending a steady stream of lawyers to Washington who are too busy to even read the 1,000 page bills that lobbyists draft for their signature? Do you honestly believe that our sitting Senators are better qualified to make rational decisions in the national interest than Rand Paul because he is a doctor? Really? Rand Paul is not qualified because he has no track record of contributing to the decline of this great nation?

I guess you misread my post that stated something to the effect of 'neither Paul OR Conway are qualified.'

But that is not what you said. Need we go back to the quote?

Who took offense? You made a statement and was kindly asked to explain and yet still refuse to do so. Dont blame it on a perceived lean on this board. Back up what you say, is all that's being asked.

I have explained, at least I explained to where I understood. If you are asking me to defend the Tea Party, that action will not happen. If you are asking me to defend the current parties in Washington, the answer is still no. I believe in the IDEA of the Tea Party, not the shown action. I think that the concept is great. I honestly believe that if modified and stronger candidates were on the ballot, it could work. Maybe the power and heat that the Tea Party has will give it some voting power in Washington, IN WHICH stronger candidates will begin running and the domino effect will change Washington. That is my hope.

Basically, to sum it up. Right now, I don't think ANY of the parties are worth a dime. I DO HOWEVER BELIEVE that the Tea Party has the most potential and the best intentions. Another hope of mine is if the Tea Party does NOT gain a majority of the seats and/or power in Washington eventually, that their concept makes Dems and Reps really examine what they are doing and change for the better. The Tea Party concept should,in the end, make the Reps and Dems change for the better, but it may just be wishful thinking.

If this board is asking me to bow down to the mighty and powerful and perfect Tea Party and it's golden-boy Rand Paul, the answer is no. Do I believe that they have potential, absolutely. One quality that I admire about Paul is that he seems to speak his mind. Many times you see news stories that mention him saying something that isn't PR sensitive, GREAT! That means a candidate finally has a back-bone!

Does that answer your question?