Representative Allen West and his supporters should serve as steadfast examples of tenacity in face of insurmountable odds and beacons of hope to negative doomsayers who are already lamenting America's passing as if a cold stiff corpse lay in state. Through his actions, buoyed by the honor and diligence of friends and supporters, Col. West's group have successfully monitored a recount in a contentious polling district which has restored West's lead to 198 and forced a recount for all ballots. How many more examples of this exist nationwide? How about the 141% voter turnout in St Lucie County?