From Eric Dondero:

Tea Party and libertarian Republican activist Katherine Jenerette got a warm send off to Afghanistan recently, at the Airport near Washington, DC. Katherine, an active duty Reservist, was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress last year, supported heavily by this website. She lost to her friend and fellow Tea Partyer Tim Scott, and promptly endorsed him. Cong. Scott is now one of two leaders of the Freshman Class of Republicans.

Sent to us from Katherine, appearing in the Charleston Post & Courier:

[US Congressman Tim] Scott was on his way to Baltimore-Washington International Airport to see off 35 troops to Afghanistan.

Most of the men and women are from Arizona, California and Oregon, but two were from South Carolina, Capt. Katherine Jenerette of North Myrtle Beach and Sgt. 1st Class Marticia Maxie of North Charleston.

Scott's legislative correspondent, Brandon Rowland, drove the congressman to the airport in his BMW. Rowland worked to help get Scott elected and moved from Charleston to Washington in January to join his staff. Earlier in the day, he also traded the congressman his garnet-colored tie for Scott's orange one for a meeting with Harris Pastides, the University of South Carolina president.

Scott tells people all day long that his election to Congress was "a blessing," and on the road to the airport, he explained more about what that meant.

"The time I am investing in D.C. is for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to make sure that America gets stronger, starting in South Carolina and the first congressional district," Scott said. "It's a privilege, a blessing from God to serve your country.

Photo h/t Post & Courier