Tea Party Express Endorses Miller for U.S. Senate

As a general rule, we Alaskans take a very dim view of Outsiders getting involved in our politics. The famous bumper sticker from a few years ago read "This is Alaska. We don't give a DAMN how they do it Outside." But this time I'm willing to make an exception.

Joe Miller, a fellow from Fairbanks, is running against Lisa Murkowski (Rino-AK). According to a story from the Daily News website:

The Tea Party Express announced this morning it is backing Joe Miller’s bid to defeat Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the August Republican primary election. The group is promising to have staff on the ground in Alaska and to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to support his candidacy.

This is a big deal for Miller’s long-shot candidacy. The Tea Party Express said it will make the race its top priority between now and the Aug. 24 primary. (Who is the Tea Party Express? The Atlantic did a comprehensive story on the group last week. Read it by clicking here.)

The group promises to launch a wave of TV and radio ads supporting Miller, and opposing Murkowski in the coming weeks.

Tea Party Express-backed candidate Sharron Angle earlier this month came from behind in Nevada to defeat a far better known Republican U.S. Senate candidate in that state's Republican primary.

Todd & Sarah Palin have endorsed Joe Miller, calling him a "true Commonsense Constitutional Conservative”, and I like what he has to say. His website is www.JoeMiller.us ... give him a look, and maybe some financial support if you agree.