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Commentary: Rep. Allen West attempts a makeover
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/11/02/172904/commentary-rep-allen-west-attempts.html#storylink=cpy
Commentary: Rep. Allen West attempts a makeover
Carl Hiaasen | The Miami Herald
Posted on Friday, November 2, 2012
After less than two years in Congress, Rep. Allen West has raised $15 million to get himself re-elected.
That’s a mountain of money, but you’d need every dime if your job was to make West look like a calm, responsible person.
His whack-job ranting hasn’t hurt him among the Tea Party faithful, but it threatens the prospects of the 51-year-old Republican since he switched to a new district that includes Martin and St. Lucie counties and part of Palm Beach.
The task for West’s campaign managers is daunting because he has said so many phenomenally offensive and factually indefensible things. Every time the man opens his mouth there’s a moment of high drama:
unhappycamper comment: LTC West is a leading contender for the Bachman Batshit Crazy Award.
