Jeff Wisdom

Billy Long, the Republican auctioneer trying to replace Roy Blunt in Congress, has signed the Citizens Against Government Waste's pledge to oppose "irresponsible, corrupt" earmark spending. 

Fellow CD7 candidate Sen. Jack Goodman signed the same pledge in October, and has described the earmarking practice celebrated by Blunt and Sen. Kit Bond as "awful." Candidates Darrell Moore and Jeff Wisdom have made similar promises.

On his very first day in the race to take Roy Blunt's seat, fellow Republican Jeff Wisdom is desperate to distinguish himself from the Blunt legacy...

I believe Roy Blunt went to Washington D.C. and became part of the problem in Washington D.C. I think that he became beholden to a lot of special interests and I don't intend for that to happen...I just believe Roy Blunt became part of the establishment, and I don't want to be part of the establishment.

...leading to a larger question: Is anyone saying nice things about Roy Blunt these days who isn't named Rich Chrismer?

How do you distinguish yourself in a crowded field of very conservative candidates?  Support torture earlier and louder than everyone else:

Jeff Wisdom doesn't think waterboarding is torture. But does believe "very good information" came from waterboarding, facts be damned.

That said, he doesn't support torture, "per se."

The full interview with KY3's David Catanese is here.

Wisdom is one of several conservative candidates in the race to replace Roy Blunt in Congress.