I don't have to write a paragraph talking about the multitude of emotions I experience on a daily basis due to the direction our Country is headed in and...the atrosities that have already been done to her.  I am talking to the Tea Party.  You know exactly what I am talking about and have felt all the anger, rage, frustration, anxiety, depression, fear, etc. that I have and continue to. 

I believed we had an opportunity to turn things around if we elected Herman.  The                  non- establishment Republican that truly seemed Conservative to me.  I still love Herman and would still vote for him if I thought it would not be a splitter.  I learned my lesson when I voted for Ross Perot.  Newt is a powerhouse.  I love his moxy and he thrills me every time he gets a dig in to the main stream media.  However, I can not get that picture of him sitting on the couch next to Nancy Pelosi out of my mind and, when he stated he believed in environmental warming I thought, "oh God, invasion of the body snatchers."  Mit is soooo out of the question it's not even funny.  Whenever I even look at him I think of John McCain.

Because this post is beginning to get winded, I'm going to cut to the chase and announce that I see our hope in Rick Santorum.  My conscience and Patriot radar all say, this man is a true conservative and loves this country and respects it just as much as we do (the Tea Party).  So, I am throwing my hat in the ring for Rick.  Of course, I will vote for and support whoever our Republican Candidate is but, with Rick at least I feel as though I will not have to be defending my vote a year from now.

I feel like I need to do something other than attend meetings and sit and wait for them to call me to be a Poll Worker.  So, I am extending an invitation to my Tea Party family to join me on Tuesday, January 17th, from 4:30 to 6pm for some sign waving in support of Rick Santorum, at the corner of Dunn Ave. and US 17, near the Bush Brewery.  Signs are suppose to be arriving this weekend. 

Our NE Florida Director of the Republican Party, Rick Hartley, is encouraging us to be active and is hoping it will be for Rick Santorum...yes, I said Rick Santorum, not Mit Romney.  It seems Rick is a bit of a rogue in his own right and does not drink the Republican lemonade (we know who the kool-aid is reserved for).  So, I thought this could be beneficial in more than one way.  They say activity is a sure way of relieving depression. 

I am also a member of the Northside Tea Party Chapter and I do hope my northside family is reading this as well.  If any one has the desire to stand out there with me on the 17th and show our defiance to the many liberals that will surely pass our way, please give me a call - 904.485.3512.  I love you guys and this Tea Party.  Thanks to you, I do not feel like I belong under a rock.

Freda Colley