He’s a Paulbot and an incredibility weak incumbent who got elected by accident. I hope he loses a GOP primary before he has a chance to lose a general election (he actually lost in 2012 in the special election for the last couple months of McCotter’s term (to a nobody rat), he won the full term because of favorable redistricting and a rat opponent with a Pakastani name). I don’t give a damn if the “establishment” dislikes him or not.
Right now, I would take a Paulbot over a Rovebot. At least He has a chance of being a representative of the people, while eGOP really does not. I came of age in the 60’s and for the first time, I kind of agree with the phrase, “Down with the Establishment.”
Bentivolio is anti-amnesty-—for now. When L. Ron Paul (who has always supported open borders, as do most Libertarians) gives the signal, Bentivolio (and Amash, and Massey, and maybe Brat?) will start saying that it is Economics 101 that we shouldn’t have barriers to the importation of workers any more than we should have barriers to the importation of raw materials, and the Paulistinians will vote with the liberal Democrats on amnesty just as they do on some other issues.
And while Bentivolio did serve our country honorably and might be the most patriotic reindeer rancher in all of Michigan, that doesn’t mean that he’s an effective politician, much less a strong general-election candidate (as the November 2012 results show).