Sarah Palin: Mr. Smith needs to go to Washington

In a message to her Facebook followers today, former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin announced her endorsement of Rep. Jason Smith for the 8th District Congressional seat that was vacated by Jo Ann Emerson, when she left to become a lobbyist:

"Jason has worked tirelessly to build on the foundation of his humble beginnings and is a responsible and respected leader in the Show Me State. In Washington DC, Jason will maintain that innate sense of his community and will bring his commonsense conservatism to the halls of Congress. Jason recognizes that government is the problem, not the solution. He will protect our 2ndAmendment rights and work to promote a culture of life. We must all work together to send Mr. Smith to Washington on June 4th."