Mary read it out loud from her computer: "Booker Wins!" The news hit me like a punch in the gut. Despite months of intense campaigning, making remarkable gains in the polls, and rallying the Tea Party, far-left radical liberal Democrat Cory Booker beat conservative Republican Steve Lonegan for the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat.

The cold reality is Booker's $11.2 million war chest vs Lonegan's $1.35 million. Still, the race was much closer than panicked Democrats expected. Lonegan boldly touted conservative principles. He outperformed Mitt Romney's Nov. 2012 vote totals in most New Jersey counties.

On election day, I felt a bit yucky, fighting a cold and tired. Booker's win added to my yuckiness. Camped out on the sofa, I watched a TV show titled The Book of Manning, a documentary about the Manning family and their amazing football legacy.

Folks, that TV show helped to get me through the night. It reminded me of what I am fighting for: an American ideal. I am fighting to preserve an America in which striving for excellence, working hard, and trying to do the right thing are rewarded.
My involvement in the political arena goes far beyond politics. It is about two opposing visions for America and what it means to be an American.

Booker, like his idol Obama, seeks to transform America into a nation where entitlements reign supreme, achievers are demonized, standards are lowered, and mediocrity is spread equally -- a land of baby-daddies and welfare checks.
Democrats feel morally justified in their relentless efforts to redistribute wealth. They dismiss achievers as mere "winners of life's lottery." Hogwash! Biographies of Michael Jordan; Tiger Woods; Peyton, Eli, and Archie Manning; and countless others confirm that superior performance is birthed out of a superior work ethic.

"Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny." -Aristotle

As I stated, we are in a war of two opposing ideas, striving for and celebrating American exceptionalism versus a gimme-my-government-handout America.

Washington elites on both sides of the political aisle have launched an all-out assault to destroy the Tea Party and the lawmakers who represent our principles and values.


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