Posted on 10/25/2004 7:14:55 PM PDT by Big Daddy Paul
He's a Democrat that most times sides with the Right.He's running for reelection this year against a Republican.Congressman taylor is ok and has been a good representative for South Mississippi.The thing is that he's a Democrat!
What else you wanna know?
Vote Republican. It would be one thing if he distanced himself from his party, but he has not endorsed the President. This is a test for our nation and as "conservative" as Taylor may appear, the entire Democrat party needs to be punished for what they are doing to this country. Vote Republican, a straight ticket.
Vote republican.
voting for a democrat means you support abortion and gun control. it's in the platform that they all sign on to when they say they're democrats.
In special order speeches--after spending some time supporting the troops and some things that are conservative, he spends the rest of the time trashing the Republican leadership. Where is Mike Parker when we need him?
It seems they are both pro-life.
Taylor only gets a 70 from the ACU though, and, obviously, he is a Democrat.
I dont like him...he stood up for the BATF over Waco...not acceptable to me.regards
Democratic Representative (MS-4):
Gene Taylor on the Issues
Gene Taylor on Abortion
* Voted YES on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime. (Feb 2004)
* Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on forbidding human cloning for reproduction & medical research. (Feb 2003)
* Voted YES on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info. (Sep 2002)
* Voted YES on banning human cloning, including medical research. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
* Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)
* by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Budget & Economy
* Voted YES on restricting bankruptcy rules. (Jan 2004)
* Retire half the public debt by 2006. (May 2001)
Gene Taylor on Civil Rights
* Voted YES on constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on Constitutional amendment prohibiting Flag Desecration. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag. (Jun 1999)
* Voted YES on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)
* Supports anti-flag desecration amendment. (Mar 2001)
* by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record. (Dec 2002)
Gene Taylor on Corporations
* Voted NO on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
* Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
* by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Crime
* Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
* Voted NO on maintaining right of habeus corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
* Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
* Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
* by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
Gene Taylor on Drugs
* Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
* Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
* Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
Gene Taylor on Education
* Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror. (Nov 2001)
* Voted YES on requiring states to test students. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
* Voted NO on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
* Voted YES on giving federal aid only to schools allowing voluntary prayer. (Mar 1994)
* Let schools display the words "God Bless America". (Oct 2001)
* Supports requiring schools to allow prayer. (Jan 2001)
* by the NEA, indicating a mixed record on public education. (Dec 2003)
* Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer. (May 1997)
Gene Taylor on Energy & Oil
* Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)
* Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
* Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
* Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy. (Jul 2001)
Gene Taylor on Environment
* Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects. (Nov 2003)
* by the LCV, indicating a mixed record on environment. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Families & Children
* Voted YES on establishing nationwide AMBER alert system for missing kids. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years. (Mar 2001)
* by the Christian Coalition: an anti-family voting record. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Foreign Policy
* Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
* Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
Gene Taylor on Free Trade
* Voted NO on implementing the US-Singapore free trade agreement. (Jul 2003)
* Voted NO on implementing free trade agreement with Chile. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)
* by CATO, indicating a pro-fair trade voting record. (Dec 2002)
Gene Taylor on Government Reform
* Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions. (Feb 2002)
* Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
* Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform. (Jul 2001)
Gene Taylor on Gun Control
* Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
* by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Health Care
* Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients. (Nov 2003)
* Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs. (Jul 2003)
* Voted YES on small business associations for buying health insurance. (Jun 2003)
* Voted YES on capping damages and setting time limits in medical lawsuits. (Mar 2003)
* Voted NO on allowing suing HMOs, but under federal rules & limited award. (Aug 2001)
* Voted NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* Voted YES on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
* Voted NO on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
* Better and immediate funding for Medicare & Medicaid. (Dec 2000)
* Prescription drug benefit within Medicare. (Jun 2000)
* by APHA, indicating a mixed record on public health issues. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Homeland Security
* Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Apr 2003)
* Voted YES on permitting commercial airline pilots to carry guns. (Jul 2002)
* Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
* Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
* by SANE, indicating a mixed record on military issues. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Immigration
* Voted YES on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on extending Immigrant Residency rules. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
* by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Jobs
* Voted YES on $167B over 10 years for farm price supports. (Oct 2001)
* Voted YES on zero-funding OSHA's Ergonomics Rules instead of $4.5B. (Mar 2001)
* Member of the Congressional Rural Caucus. (Jan 2001)
* by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-labor voting record. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Principles & Values
* Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
* Member of the "Blue Dog" Coalition of conservative Democrats. (Nov 2000)
Gene Taylor on Social Security
* Voted YES on raising 401(k) limits & making pension plans more portable. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
* Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
* Strengthen Trust Funds and take them off-budget. (May 2001)
* by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on Tax Reform
* Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on permanently eliminating the so-called marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
* Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
* Voted NO on $99.5B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
* Voted NO on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on repealing the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
* 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)
* by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
Gene Taylor on War & Peace
* Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
* Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
Gene Taylor on Welfare & Poverty
* Voted YES on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
* Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
Sorry fanatics --- you vote for the PERSON not the PARTY!
There are plenty of putrid "republicans" out there for the same reason we have criminals like clinton/kennedy in office - too lazy to think!
I would much prefer an honest democrat over The Manchurian Candidate McCain or the crooked and dishonest orin hatch!
Well, I suspect his party left him. If I lived in Mississippi, I would be willing to offer him a handshake and a vote and welcome him to the party. If he doesn't produce in his next term, you can join with the Dems and vote him out.
Ha! A actual thread that I can post something useful! I vote in Gene Taylor's district and I have never voted for him. Why? He claims to be a conservative and goes with the conservative vote when the vote isn't really on the line. But on a close vote, expect him to go with the democRATS.
The reason he portrays himself as a conservative is because this district is VERY conservative. But if he REALLY cared about conservative issues, he would switch to the Republican Party to give us better numbers. He is trying to appeal to both sides and it is apparently working, by claiming to be a conservative democRAT.
There is no need to vote for him just because he appears to be a conservative democRAT. Why vote for a conservative democRAT when there are always have been qualified conservative Republicans running against him. In fairness to him, he is in reality more conservative than the average democRAT, but not as conservative as the average Republican. The problem is that in this district, an incumbent is pretty much there for life unless he really screws up and makes the voters mad. So far he hasn't done that as long as he tries to appear conservative.
In Mississippi, there is no need for him to support Bush because Mississippi is a safe state for Bush. And he is remaining out of the picture so as to not tick off his fellow democRATS. But, like I said, if he was really conservative and cared about conservative ideas, he would back Bush to help out in other areas of the country and switch parties. We need a bigger majority in the House.
Speaking of a bigger majority in the House, we REALLY need a bigger majority in the Senate. Sorry for running a rabbit a while here, but the Senate is the important side when considering who will be approving Bush's Supreme Court Nominees. I believe Bush will win and will have the opportunity to appoint a few justices. But having a clear majority in the Senate will help that go a lot smoother. Sorry about running that rabbit.....I'm through now.
My bad. He's still a dem. On this issue alone I would take him down.
Missippy ping!
Kindly help Big Daddy out. ;o)
I wish Mike Parker wouldn't have ticked off Bush like he did, but what he did was wrong and I'm glad Bush got rid of him. I wish I could vote for Chip Pickering!
At first Gene's questions and some of his reactions to others' questions didn't make any sense. He was riled that anyone would dare question the motives of the "good old boys" in the ATF who started the Waco siege. Then I realized that he was such a cog in the federal system that he felt personally threatened by some of the hard questioning.
I would vote against him. (Wicker is my Congressman in Desoto county.)
I'd say ask yourself how can you trust someone that would stay in the Democrat (Socialist) party after all the lies, fraud, cheating, etc they've pulled over the last few years?
By staying a Democrat he either agrees with them or cares more about keeping his job than he does about what's good for your state and America. The only way I could ever vote for a Dem is if he/she came out against the Democrat leadership and/or endorsed Bush.
I'm voting straight "R" from now on, there's too much at stake.
Wow, he likes the taxes doesn't he:
Gene Taylor on Tax Reform
* Voted NO on making permanent an increase in the child tax credit. (May 2004)
* Voted NO on permanently eliminating the so-called marriage penalty. (Apr 2004)
* Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent. (Apr 2002)
* Voted NO on $99.5B economic stimulus: capital gains & income tax cuts. (Oct 2001)
* Voted NO on Tax Cut Package of $958B over 10 years. (May 2001)
* Voted NO on eliminating the Estate Tax. (Apr 2001)
* Voted NO on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
* Voted NO on repealing the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jun 2000)
* Voted NO on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
* 50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending. (Feb 2001)
* by NTU, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
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