Another Personal Endorsement

While I did not receive the North Texas Tea Party endorsement two weeks ago at the candidate forum, I did receive the personal endorsement of one of its leaders, Michael Openshaw.

In his endorsement he states:

It was not a decision I take lightly; Ed is a fine articulate fellow and a true believer in the Libertarian message, while Florence had followed a pretty conservative line in the past, only sliding off in the ‘moderate’ realm in the last few sessions.  There are parts of the Libertarian platform- those dealing with drug legalization and an isolationist foreign policy- that I have serious disagreement with and would contest most of the Libertarian objectives there.  However, there is one overriding factor in my decision: Impending national bankruptcy trumps all other issues and the fight for rigid fiscal constraint renders all other issues secondary. And, most importantly, the Republican Party- as it is now and always has been- is NOT the answer.

It was Senator Shapiro herself convinced me to take this step in the recent candidate forum, when she defended her poor fiscal responsibility rating (42% by Heritage Alliance, 53% by Empower Texans) by pointing out that no Senator got out of the 60s in rating by Heritage Alliance.  That is true and that needs to change, even if it requires a substantially different viewpoint to get that fiscal picture properly aligned.

All emphasis is his.

Thank you Michael, I am honored by your endorsement.