We are less than 13 months away from what very well may be the most important election in the history of our Republic.

It's time we identify which Representatives, of both parties, deserve retaining and which need to hit the road.  Unless we begin looking beyond just our own districts we will be at the mercy of the National Political Parties.

As Ken Stump said so well in response to the video posted of the floor speech given by Representative Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania, this isn't a battle between the Democrats and Republicans but rather between Conservatives and Progressives.

This problem compounds our election choices as there are Progressives in both  National Political Parties. It is the Progressives who continually push towards a larger, more powerful, central (sic federal) government.  It is the Progressives who see the Government as the best equipped to resolve every problem, real and perceived and it is the Progressives who are responsible for moving us further and further from the Constitutional restraints imposed by our founding fathers.

Making this decision for incumbents should be relatively easy as their voting record is public information.  It's not what they say in front of the cameras that counts, it's what legislation did they support and vote in favor of passage.  It's their actions alone that is the true measure of their commitment to conservative principals and working within the confines of the Constitution.

I strongly urge the First Coast Tea Party Research Committee to begin this evaluation of every incumbent, in every district throughout the country. It's only in completing this analysis that we can know who to support with our words and with our money.  It's only in knowing these results that we can create a strategy to truly retake control of the Federal Government and return it to its Constitutional base.

As part of this effort I urge every member to also begin submitting names of Representatives they believe should be retained and who should be sent packing.  This will be a great value and will reinforce the in-depth analysis of our Representatives voting records. 

Please participate by nominating your recommendations for who deserves to stay and who must be defeated! All recommendations will be much appreciated.

As a start, I'll pick the low hanging fruit and nominate Representatives Mike Kelly and Allen West as two who should be retained.  Obviously, I'll also recommend Senator Bill Nelson and Congresswoman Corine Brown as two who must be defeated. 

OK, the easy ones are on the table.  Who else belongs on this list?