A Shout Out to the Voters Back Home In Indiana

The first Senator that I ever voted for was Republican Senator Dick Lugar of Indiana. I have always thought that Dick Lugar was one of the best senators in U.S. Senate.  Dick Lugar is the most senior Republican in the Senate, and he's highly respected by both parties.  One of the reasons that he is so highly respected is that he builds BIPARTISAN coalitions to get things done.  He's also very popular in Indiana; since 1988 he's never received less than 67% of the vote.  In fact, in 2006, the Democratic Party didn't even bother to field a candidate against Dick Luger.

This spring I was shocked and appalled to hear that the Tea Party campaigned against Dick Lugar, and beat him in the Republican primary.  Well, last night, the chickens came home to roost.  On election night, the wonderful electorate in heavily Republican Indiana chose a Democrat over the Republican Tea Party candidate for senate.  In other words, the Tea Party threw out a highly respected Republican senator who was sure to be reelected, and ended up giving the seat to a Democrat.  So, I want to thank the voters back home in The Great State of Indiana for giving the finger to the Tea Party for it's despicable actions against Dick Lugar.