Why is Darrel Running?

Darrel is running for Congress to give Republicans an alternative to the "no compromise, no matter what it does to the country" mindset of some Republicans in the House.

Darrel is a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, limited government Republican. But he doesn't support "starving" and gridlocking government as a means to an end. We need government and we need it to work.

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About Darrel

Even though I think of myself as an Independent, I usually find myself voting Republican. However, I find that increasingly hard to do. President Bush tried to introduce the idea of "compassionate conservatism". That now seems gone, when any increase in capital gains taxes is called "class warfare" and the party cannot seem to support any form of the DREAM Act. I hope for something better.

More Statesmanship is Vital to Recovery

Our nation's debt problems cry out for some bipartisan cooperation. But all we get is gridlock and maneuvering for political advantage. Someone has lamented, "We are not talking about religion, here. We are talking about dollars and cents." As long as we have divided government, lawmakers have to compromise to reach a deal.

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The Norquist pledge prevents progress

Grover Norquist, more than any one person, is responsible for Republican refusals to compromise on tax revenue to achieve spending cuts and deficit reduction agreements with Democrats. 40 of 47 Republicans in the Senate and 236 of 242 Republicans in the House have signed his pledge to never raise taxes and only close loopholes if used for further tax cuts.
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Big Banks – Too Dangerous to Permit

Last November, Richard Fisher-President of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank declared, "I believe that too-big-to-fail banks are too-dangerous-to-permit." He is not the only one saying this. As a congressman I would work to downsize our largest financial institutions and restore Glass-Steagall type rules that separate banking and proprietary investing institutions.
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Ruling on Petitions Challenge

February 6, 2012

Thursday, the State Board of Elections voted 5-3 to not certify my name for the March primary ballot. The review was a fair process and I accept the outcome. I should have worked harder and collected more signatures for a cushion. I was too anxious to shift gears from collecting signatures to working on a campaign.

I hope some of the issues I briefly tried to raise will be considered. I had wanted my campaign to be a constructive critique of the current state of the Republican Party. The website may stay up through March. Anyone in the media, or other voters, are welcome to use it for ideas to generate questions to ask the candidates.

A sincere thank you to those who showed their interest with calls or e-mails even though we have never met.