Wolf to be Challenged from the Right – Again
By E M Barner | Saturday, March 26th, 2011 | Politics
Tea Party activist Ken Vaughn, who announced his candidacy for Congress in January, has launched his campaign website.
Vaughn, a Reston resident, is a traffic engineer who is running on a platform of changing Congress in order to address America’s debt crisis.
While redistricting changes may affect Vaughn’s race, he is currently in the 10th District. If he remains in the Tenth, he will join a long line of candidates to challenge 30 year incumbent Frank Wolf from the right. In fact, Vaughn is a former volunteer Jim Trautz, who announced against Wolf in 2010 but later suspended his campaign.
Vaughn characterized the House GOP’s Pledge to America as “too little too late” on his personal blog. He also suggested that Wolf has “simply forgotten what living within a budget means” and has outlined his reasons for believing Wolf should be replaced.
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E M Barner, the blogger formerly known as DCH / De Civitate Hominis (“concerning the city of man”), writes from a Northern Virginia perspective. Barner has been active in Republican politics and policy since 1994 – as a grassroots volunteer, party leader, and professional.
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13 Responses to "Wolf to be Challenged from the Right – Again"
Let me get this straight. The way I see it the Tea Party says our country will be saved if we only reduce the national debt, ban same sex marriage, protect unborn fetuses and destroy all unions. Creating jobs and growing the economy are not important. It seems that every Republican who is thinking of running for office leans toward the above. What makes me laugh is, from what the Republicans say, nothing happened in our country between Jan. 20 2001 and Jan 19 2009. No wars, no reckless spending, no unfunded programs, (Medicare drug plan and the Iraq war.) There was no 1-1/2 trillion dollar budget deficit. Everything went bad when that illegal immigrant Barack Obama took office. Keep it up and you will be swept out of office in 2012 as fast as you got swept into office.
If Mike Barrett retires it’s good to see we’ll still get cut and pastes from the daily kos and media matters. BTW how happy you must be with the Obushma foreign policy!
Given Wolf’s district it is unlikely someone more conservative will win.
Louis, the Tea Party does not focus on social issues. Same sex marriage, abortion, and other social issues are not Tea Party related. Granted, the vast majority of Tea Partiers and likely candidates, probably do subscribe to those views. There are different factions within the Tea Party where social issues and foreign policy are concerned.
The Tea Party is against Card Check, but not necessarily anti-union.
You are correct anout reducing the debt, but Tea Partiers feel that a fiscally responsible government will lend itself to a pro-business atmosphere that both creates jobs and grows the economy. We do in fact cheer when we here Virginia doing far better than many other states in the country.
You are 100% correct in that many Tea Partiers were silent as the exact same mistakes under Bush were being committed. You are right to call them out, but two wrongs don’t make a right. Obama and the Democrats don’t “get their turn” to pillage the taxpayer. Largedly, Obama is continuing Bush policy but harder and faster. That is unacceptable despite your correct point on the Republican administration.
Just wanted to make those statements on the Tea Party. I don’t know much about this particular race their district’s politics, nor the candidates.
The fiscal problems we have have been a long time developing. There is plenty of blame for both sides of the aisle.
The fact remains, however, that during the last two years our federal debt has increased to the point that it now exceeds our GDP. We are spending a billion dollars a day on debt service. THAT is not a situation that bodes well for us as a nation. Reducing the size and scope of government, eliminating federal overreach and implementing sound fiscal policies based on our Constitution are the primary issues for most Tea Partiers.
I expect to see more challenges from the right as Tea Party candidates take on the establishment politicians. The ‘you-scratch-my-back-and-I’ll-scratch-yours’ brand of politics has driven us over the cliff. Not many of the establishment folks ‘get it’ and they aren’t going to be the ones to fix these problems. It seems to me that having people in office who have actually run a business and who aren’t lawyers can only improve things. If nothing else, this kind of person will bring a perspective to the legislative process that has been sorely lacking – living in the real world.
@Louis Stadlin: Considering he’s my dad, I can tell you that, while he does have his own opinions on the issues you’ve mentioned, Mr Vaughn is not one to push his agendas on social issues. Like every person, he’d like to see America follow the same set of morals that he has come to accept, but he also understands that for many issues it is up to the individual to decide what is right and wrong. Besides, fortunately for those who may oppose his positions socially, my dad’s primary focus is on the debt, which means attempting to pass legislation that may increase the deficit or national debt in anyway would conflict strongly with his primary goal of bringing fiscal responsibility to Washington. And chances are, that goal won’t be accomplished for many years. Which means that, even if you disagree with how he feels about social issues, it shouldn’t even matter because he’s not overly concerned with those issues at the time being.
Also, don’t confuse GOP followers with Tea Partiers. Based on how you view the Tea Party, it looks like CNN and similar networks have already tricked you into thinking they are one in the same. They’re not.
Vaugh I have been watching the Tea Party since its inception. I believe that behind all the rhetoric there are 3 factors. 1)There are those that are incensed because they think the increasing national debt will increase their taxes. 2)There are those who think our country should be governed by the bible and run as a Christian nation. 3)Then there are the ones putting up the money to mold the Tea Party into something they can control. Name me one Republican who is not leaning towards the Tea Party who is running for President. As a Democrat I would love to see this trend continue because the independents who who really elect the President can see through what these people are doing.
Louis, you quite frankly, are completely uninformed. Supporting Christian values does not equal Bible government. The fear tactics you libs use are not working. Nice try.
Off to send Mr. Vaughn a check.
I am always amazed at how the Left rails against Christians in public life for fear of a theocracy. They should be reminded that our Founding Fathers were — to a man — all Christian men, and yet they founded a republic…
Louis, Where did you dig up that drivel? I feel so left out man.. This jew is furious at republican and democrat alike, moreso republicans because they keep voting like democrats. And NEITHER party is more or less christian or (pick a religion) than the other.. Frankly if either were more christian or dare I say more jewish lol, we would not be in the mess we are in right now.
The blue dog dems who lean towards the tea party movement get slaughtered by you people because you can’t handle making the tough decisions that interfere with your leftist plans. Dare ya to man up, be honest with yourself and say it.. I was one of you a while back.
Shaun,
While Thomas Jefferson was considered a Christian during his time (he was raised as an Episcopalian and as an adult professed admiration for Unitarians) he does not match the modern definition of who a Christian is. He rejected the divinity of Christ.
There are a few others who would have trouble meeting the modern definition, such as Benjamin Franklin, who wrote in a private letter just one month before his death that he had doubts as to the divinity of Christ.
Anyway, it is not correct to claim that all the Founding Fathers were Christian if the claim is made with the modern understanding of what one must be in order to be a Christian. If the broader understanding of who is a Christian is expanded back to what is was in the 18th century, then yes the claim might be correct, but only with that understanding in place. While Thomas Jefferson rejected the divinity of Christ, he had a great love for the moral teachings of Jesus for example. He did personally claim to be a Christian, but by the modern definition he would not qualify.
while debating whether or not the T people do or do not want to govern via the bible, they do but whatever, we have lost sight of the topic at hand and a fundamental question: what exactly is wrong with Frank Wolf? Oh, that’s right, nothing.
LocalGOP, when you say Tea Party people, that includes libertarian Republicans. It also include out of party Libertarians(like myself), other independents, and a very small number of conservative Democrats.
Are there some that would prefer a theocracy? Probably, but there are also Tea Partiers that are Pro-choice, pro-marriage or civil unions for gays, against organized prayer in public schools etc.
Because these groups disagree on social issues, the cooperation is based on agreed positions and cooperation focused on fiscal conservatism and to a good degree , smaller government.
“I have been watching the Tea Party (Through CNN and Maddow) since its inception. I believe (as I was told) that behind all the rhetoric there are 3 factors. 1)There are those that are incensed because they think the increasing national debt will increase their taxes. (Because actual increases in taxes don’t count) 2)There are those who think our country should be governed by the bible and run as a Christian nation. (Such as King Edward II, Elizabeth IV, and Johnny Cash) 3)Then there are the ones putting up the money to mold the Tea Party into something they can control. (Such as the Evil Koch Brothers, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Jimmy Hoffa)”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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