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Pretty good, but he did not say specifically how he would deal with the illegal aliens already here. I would have loved to hear him say that he favors attrition thru enforcement. Here is the pledge that we have asked candidates to make:

“I pledge to oppose amnesty or any other special path to citizenship for the millions of foreign nationals unlawfully present in the United States. As a member of Congress, I will support the full implementation of enforcement measures that, over time, will lead to the attrition of our illegal immigrant population. I also pledge to make security of our borders a top priority.”

Specifically this pledge means that:

1. The 12 to 20 million illegal aliens now here will have to go home.

2. They will not receive any legal status while here that allows them to remain long-term.

3. Once in their home countries, they may apply for re-admittance to the U.S. as immigrants, visitors or temporary workers through normal channels.

4. But they will not receive any special privileges on the basis of their having been in the U.S. illegally, such as being put to the front of a line.

5. There will be no new categories or programs through which they may re-enter.

6. There will not be an expansion of green cards in any existing categories that will speed up their movement to the front of the line.

Do you think Behney would be willing to sign such a pledge?

Yes I do. He already said he wants to enforce existing laws which currently aren’t being enforced (looking at those laws tells you the specifics), and he has said he favors doing whatever he can to work with those in law enforcement and other agencies to get this under control.

Can you go to Hostettler and ask him to sign a pledge that he will initiate legislation for term limits? Will he sign a pledge that once he serves his term he will come home back to the private sector? Will he sign a pledge that he will do whatever he can to end lobbying jobs for ‘retired’ congressmen? Will he sign a pledge that he will do what he can to eliminate congressional ‘perks’ such as lifetime retirement packages, benefits, etc. etc. that no one else in the private sector ever sees?

You see both Behney and Hostettler are walking the same path on 99.9% of the conservative issues, they are like minded on 99.9% of these issues. Arguing over issues is like comparing a mcintosh to an jonathan apple - they are both apples.

The distinction between Behney and Hostettler comes down to the career politician issue. I’ve had a bellyful of career politicians after seeing my liberty and healthcare destroyed. I want a return to constitutional government as envisioned and given to us by our founders.

You may not be old enough to remember when Richard Lugar first ran for the Senate but I do. Do you know that he campaigned on the idea that congressmen spend too many years in Congress and lose touch with their constituents? This was in the election year 1976 and his opponent was Vance Hartke. Hartke had been in the Senate since 1959, or at the time 17 years. Lugar himself has now been in the Senate 34 years, twice the amount of time he beat up Hartke with. Why do I bring that up? Because Lugar became what he opposed. When he first went to the Senate in January 1977, he was a good guy, solid conservative and listened to the people of Indiana. Overtime, Washington changed him. He became increasingly more elitist, more distant, and more liberal.

If I have 2 solid conservatives to vote for, but if one of them is out to end this cyle of career politicians by doing whatever he can to initiate legislation for term limits than that’s my guy. He may change as did Lugar, but I have to at least give him a chance. But one thing I do know, if I have a choice against a career politician conservative or a fight for term limits conservative I’m voting for the 2nd guy.