Parnell Slams Stouffer & Hartzler: "There Are Simply Too Many Inept Politicians in the Race"

Jeff Parnell filed to run for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District yesterday, saying "there are simply too many inept politicians in the race for me to stay out."  Parnell was the GOP candidate against Rep. Ike Skelton in 2008.  

Parnell obviously isn't a fan of Skelton, but he probably isn't making friends in the Bill Stouffer and Vicky Harztler camps with his "inept politicians" dig.  Politico:

Jeff Parnell, who was Skelton's 2008 opponent, told POLITICO he entered the campaign on the final day of filing because "while it is a personal sacrifice, there are simply too many inept politicians in the race for me to stay out."

State Sen. Bill Stouffer and former state representative Vicky Hartzler are considered the top prospects to win the GOP nomination. But Parnell, who garnered only 34 percent against Skelton two years ago, complained that the two are only considered front runners because of the media's fixation on fundraising.

"All the press has been about Hartzler and Stouffer's money. My take is that we have had the best politicians money can buy for a long time. We don't need to send one to challenge Skelton, and we certainly don't need to send another one to Washington," Parnell said.

You can read some of Parnell's views on the world at JeffParnell.com.  This post is also a good excuse to revisit some of Parnell's best YouTube material.

There's also "Rendezvous," a tribute to Ronald Reagan, from Parnell's website.