From the Canadian Free Press:

Where Republicans can pick up is in FL-22. Ron Klein won in 2006 with only 51% of the vote against a good incumbent, but one who was loathe to campaign. Klein hasn’t caught on and most of his support comes solely from his party affiliation.

By contrast, Klein’s 2008 opponent, Lt. Col. Allen West, is a strong and affable campaigner. He also spent a year teaching high school in the district. What’s more, McCain is heavily favored over Obama in this district.

A West election has national ramifications. He brings true leadership and integrity to the House. He’s a great speaker, frank, believable and to the point. If elected, he’ll be the first African-American Republican congressman since J.C. Watts.

I wrote about West several months back. He is a 22 year Army veteran, a retired school teacher, and an awesome candidate to reclaim this seat. The 22nd Congressional District is a gerrymander special that encompasses most of the wealthy coastal communities in southeast Florida, including West Palm Beach and Boca Raton.

West is an advocate of alternative fuels, more precisely sugar based ethanol as used in Brazil. Such an alternative could be an enormous cash cow for southern Florida and lessen our dependence on energy from terrorist nations. He advocates immediately addressing the National Debt with budget cuts across the board and an elimination of earmarks. He addresses the need to enforce our existing immigration laws and national borders with an emphasis on moving the Border Patrol out from under INS and under the DoD.

You can visit West’s campaign site here and read all about his other initiatives. He’s the kind of Republican we need to get elected to pull the party back to its ‘94 Contract with America.