Bob Vander Plaats is running for governor of Iowa. As Bob's Web site notes, he grew up in Iowa learning the values of freedom, faith and hard work as one of eight children of a homemaker and World War II veteran who owned their own business. Bob married his high-school sweetheart and pursued a life as an educator and sports instructor. In 1993, their third son, Lucas, was born with a serious and rare brain disorder, which he writes about in his inspiring book, "Light from Lucas," a 2007 staff pick by Focus on the Family. In 1996, Bob became the president and CEO of Opportunities Unlimited, a health and human services organization that provides rehabilitation services for young adults with brain or spinal cord injuries or other life-altering disabilities. In 1998, then-Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Bob to the Governor's Council. In 2007, Bob became a candidate for lieutenant governor, and then he served as state chairman for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's presidential campaign. Bob is currently president and CEO of MVP Leadership Inc., which specializes in strategic vision and executive leadership for business and industry, economic development, education, health care, human services and private foundations.
Judge Roy Moore is running for governor of Alabama. Undoubtedly, readers recollect his name. A few years back, he gained national recognition as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was ousted for refusing to remove a copy of the Ten Commandments from the state's judicial building. Also raised in the house of a traditional homemaker and World War II vet, Roy was the eldest of five children. Moore served in the Army during the Vietnam era and left an admired captain. Moore's passionate and rugged Americanism could be seen easily on the battlefield, but it also was found in arenas, such as kickboxing and his being a cowboy on a 42,000-acre cattle ranch. Roy's resume reads like a who's who of American life and justice, as he went from private practice to district attorney and then from circuit judge to chief justice. Roy Moore's awesome autobiographical manifesto, "So Help Me God," is a must-read for any patriot.
I encourage you to spread the word about these gentlemen and patriots, learn about their platforms, support their campaigns, and see to it that they are elected in their gubernatorial races. Theirs is leadership we can trust. I'm convinced that if we are to win back America, it's going to start in the heartland and spread out from there because of the influence of leaders like them.
Don't like what you see in government? Tired of incumbent lethargy and inactiveness? Does a political issue grind on you like fingernails on a chalkboard? It comes down to this: Either you will change our country or your opponents will, and if you let them change it, you might not like the outcome.
Elect John Kasich, Bob Vander Plaats and Judge Roy Moore!