Why IDA is Supporting Bob Vander Plaats for Governor of Iowa

Have you ever taken a good look at our country and state and wonder where it all went wrong?  How it got to the point that it has?  Are you fed up?  I know we would all like to blame President Obama and Governor Culver, but the truth is that just as much blame lands in the lap of the Republican party and its leaders.  A party that used to stand for something, but now stands for nothing except how to get through the next election cycle because the position that is supposed to be about serving people has now become a career in which politicians can stuff their pockets and become power brokers with our money, our property, and our freedoms.

However, there is a candidate out there who is nothing like that.  His name is Bob Vander Plaats and he is running for Governor of Iowa against a type of politician that I described above, Terry Branstad.  Bob is not a member of the party establishment that both sides of the aisle are fed up with.  He has no ties to the Republican party machine that the Democrats can use against him and he pays no allegiance to the lobbyists and business cronies that stuff  politicians’ pockets in hopes that they will sell-out their constituents.  Bob is a businessman who was once a teacher, a principal, and a CEO and who loves this state and sees the same things happening to it that we are, and that is why he is running for governor.

Bob Vander Plaats’ feet are firmly planted in the Constitution and the Republican party platform.  His agenda as Governor of Iowa shows us that he has a commitment to education that will restore local control to schools and to parents instead of the government.  His economic ideas stem from growing businesses and bringing new ideas and jobs into the state instead of selling out to the gambling industry or government subsidized programs.  His commitment to the Constitution is demonstrated in his recognition that the Federal Government is reaching beyond its scope and that it is not fulfilling its duty to protect our borders.  He also realizes that the activist courts are eroding our freedoms and need to be put in check.  He is unwavering in the areas of protecting life at all stages and holding on to the bedrock of our society; traditional marriage.  “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” mean something to him.

Fed up?  Join the members of Iowa Defense Alliance and vote for Bob Vander Plaats for Governor of Iowa in the Republican primary on June 8.  Learn more about Bob on his website and join him on facebook and twitter.  Our state is worth it.