Congratulation, Tom Smith!

I came across Tom Smith, the former coal mine operator who founded his local Tea Party chapter last December. I was impressed with his background. He deferred college to run the family farm after his father became ill. Later he worked as a coal miner before betting that family farm on a mining venture of his own which made him wealthy. In 2009 he co founded the Indiana-Armstrong Tea Party Patriots group in 2009 and served as chairman until this summer. Yesterday Mr. Smith overcame the party endorsement and the gubernatorial backing of his primary challenger, Steve Welch of Chester County and became the Republican candidate who will retire Senator Bob Casey. Congratulation again, Tom Smith!