LECH WALESA ENDORSES WHO?
Lech Walesa is one of my heroes. I prayed hard for Solidarity in 1980 and 1981 and was crushed when nothing seemed to happen. But God’s plan is not mine and now Poland is free. Lech Walesa was elected the President of Poland. (He also was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during the days when that award still mattered)
I was immediately intrigued when I read that Lech Walesa was in Chicago endorsing a candidate I never heard of: Adam Andrzejewski. Andrzejewski was running for Governor of Illinois and I thought based on two Redstate articles that he had a chance. I even placed on my FB page an exhortation for my many Illinois relatives to vote for Andrzejewski.
Andrzejewski is a millionaire entrepreneur who had no ties to the political establishment in Illinois in either party. He’s a staunch conservative and a Tea Party favorite. He did not win (he finished a respectful fifth with nearly 15% of the vote) but Andrzejewski earned my respect. Now another Redstate article suggests a new direction for the candidate – Congress.
Let me say that Andrzejewski has won the best consolidation prize one could get: The endorsement of a true hero. Stay in politics. Run for Congress. Bobby Jindal did that after he lost the 2003 election and kept himself relevant for the 2007 election. Check into what Jindal called for to clean up his state – and he has made Louisiana much cleaner and more relevant. Jindal has brought jobs into the Pelican State.
If you run again, you’ll have my help.
