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["Don Greenlaw" <dgreenlaw@cox.net>]

Forwarded. Good news.
I think if this were to happen
and the #1 person were to
"drift off course" (as has
happened, so many times
with the current group),
LtCol West would put him
right back on course.
Semper fi,
Don Greenlaw
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Monday, 16 Jan 2012



U.S. Rep. Allen West, who generally has deflected suggestions that he could 
be a vice-presidential candidate, now is saying he would “step up to the 
plate” if asked.


The freshman Florida Republican and tea party favorite took that swing at 
pitches from three constituents at a town hall meeting, according to The 
Palm Beach Post.


In answer to the voters’ written questions at the meeting, West said: "If 
people come to me and ask me to continue to serve my country in a higher 
capacity, I'm not going to say no. It would be an incredible privilege and 
honor. I doubt that I'm on anybody's list.


“Thank you for asking and if it came to fruition, yeah, I'd step up to the 
plate," West said, drawing applause, the Post reported.


West previously had answered the way he did at a recent Boca Raton 
homeowners meeting, the Post noted.


"If somebody were to ask, I've got to pray about it first. I've got to talk 
to Mrs. West and my two little girls about it, and then we'll make the best 
decision for our country and also for us as a family," West said.


He changed that up a bit last week when Boca Raton public relations agent 
Barry Epstein asked a about the possibility of West’s becoming a 
vice-presidential candidate on his Internet show, the Post reported.


"I've always said that that's something I'd have to pray about, I'd have to 
talk to my family about, make sure we make the right decision," West began. 
"But if someone asks you to step up and serve your country, I'm not going to 
turn my back on my country."


West added: "I'm not going to say no, but I doubt that I'm on anyone's list 
for consideration."


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