Possible emergence of populist politicians

The GOP's failure to embrace conservative values and insistence on thumbing its nose at issues that matter to the average American could spell big trouble this November at the polls. And this could very well open the door for folks like John Konop. Mr. Konop is challenging Tom Price, a Republican congressman in Georgia's 6th district.

Mr. Konop is taking Representative Price to task on issues such as oil dependence, illegal immigration, and CAFTA (all of which are hot-button issues for me).

I've pretty much decided that I'm going to be an anti-incumbent voter this fall. Why vote these people back to Washington when they have proven time and time again that they don't really care what their constituents think? As a result, I'm hoping that more people like John Konop (conservatives who run on what is essentially a populist platform) will run for office this year. It's time to get some people in Washington who will actually represent the people -- not big business and special interests.