2010-05-15

Len Britton: A Conservative in Need in Vermont

Len Britton PortraitPatrick Leahy...the name's enough to make you say, "Go f*ck yourself".

Senator Leahy, who is one of the most progressive and incompetent (I know, I know...redundant) Senators in Congress, has a tough election in front of him. Len Britton, a conservative Republican Vermont businessman is running (so far) unopposed against Leahy in a year when polls are favoring Republicans and predicting big wins. Some people have even went as far to compare Britton to Scott Brown: they are both young, energetic conservatives who are running for a seat that has been held by a liberal Democrat for...decades? centuries? let me check that real fast...Holy Cow! Leahy's had that seat since 1975!

To put this in perspective, in 1975:

  • Volkswagen introduces the Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit.
  • Wheel of Fortune premieres on NBC.
  • The Weather Underground bombs the U.S. State Department main office in Washington, D.C..
  • Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  • Two separate attempts are made on President Gerald Ford's life.
  • Wrongly convicted murderer Andrew Dufresne escapes from Shawshank State Prison

Perhaps Leahy's time as Senator is just about up, what do you think?

Another fun fact: Leahy is the first Democrat elected to that seat...of course he's been there since the Watergate scandal, but still...

The point of all this is that Britton needs help. While this is a favorable year for R's and a poor year for incumbents, Leahy has his heels dug in the dirt and a war chest that would make Genghis Khan blush.

I implore any conservative with a few extra dollars to contribute to Len Britton's campaign, and let's take down another Democratic regime this November!.

In the mean time, you can see his new campaign video below: it'll make you laugh and cry at the same time.