Too Funny!

This isn't exactly the first result searching for "The Soapbox", but then I'm not running for Governor.

A Google search for "Mike Protack" landed me three results before I actually hit Protack's page.

The first one was called "Horse Sketches". It's a photograph of a horse, and a brief essay containing some tomfoolery about husbandry that I didn't understand.

The second two are from conservative (keep that in mind) blogs, Delaware 2006 and Jokers to the Right.

The first entry had a blurb from a disgruntled conservative.

Also, stop embarassing the Republican Party. You are now a laughing stock for the nation because you run for every possible position you can get your hands on, regardless of your qualifications.

There was a link reading "read the whole thing"... unfortunately, it led nowhere.

The second entry was written by Ryan S.

After a short recess, Mike Protack was given the floor, and that is where the meeting took an interesting turn. Protack laid out his message, focusing on what he deems to be the big issues of 2006, health care and pensions. Protack talked heavily on re-facing the Republican Party, especially about reaching out to labor unions, and trying to fight for the "working man." Sounds a little too much like the Democrats if you ask me. Apparently, some of the College Republicans in the audience agreed, and asked Protack several pointed questions, both about his positions, and some of his claims.

One member disagreed with him when he said that "most jobs do not require documentation to get." She countered this point with facts that in her five jobs, she had to present documentation to get all of them, in various places, including resteraunts. She said that Protack's statement was misleading, and called him on it, causing him to stammer and try to qualify his answer. She then accused him of dodging the question. Others accused Protack of not exciting the base, and questioning what they called a deluding of values to try to reach out to the middle, rather than the base. In response to that, Protack said something reminiscent of John Kerry in 2004, claiming that his conservative positions were all on his website. Yet another questioned him dilligently on his call for national healthcare. If Mike Protack cannot handle a group of self-identified Republicans in college, how can he expect to do against an established Democratic politician [then referring to Tom Carper, now applies to Jack Markell]?

After the meeting, [Jan] Ting stayed and chatted with several students, Protack finished one of his arguments with an audience member, and then left.

Google it if you don't believe me.