The farm bill is summed up nicely by my friend Paul Ryan (R-WI), “This bill is an absence of leadership. This bill shows we are not leading.”  The article is well worth reading.   To see what I and my fellow conservatives work against everyday.  But also to see that I have spent my entire career standing against the grain.  I supported troops on the border long before Bill O’Reilly or Lou Dobbs.  I stood against SCHIP with only two others (Jeff Flake and Tom Tancredo).   I have voted for a balanced budget amendment, line item veto, abolishing the Department of Education, de-funding the UN, and much more.

I agree Congress needs change.  It isn’t always easy standing against the grain (farm bill pun not intended).  But being in Washington doesn’t mean being a part of it.

On the farm bill, too many stood with Washington.  I did not, will not, and have not.