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Putting A new face on Conservatism
The Washington Post ^ | Lee | Chris

Posted on 03/22/2005 7:11:23 AM PST by Gipper08

"Mike is charismatic. He's articulate, but he's not shrill or mean the way some conservatives can be," said Stephen Moore, former president of the Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee. "I think a lot of us are looking around and saying, 'Who is the next great conservative hero? Where is the next Ronald Reagan in our party?' The Committee has 100 members now. That's a high water mark. So it means that all legislation that passes Congress is going to have go through Mike Pence." ...... Pence has shown that he is not afraid to take unpopular stands. In the last Congress, he defied Bush, spearheading Republican opposition to the drug benefit that Bush wanted and speaking against the president's education initiative, No Child Left Behind Act.

"I was concerned that the ship of conservative governance was veering off course into the dangerous uncharted waters of big government Republicanism," Pence said.

Although Pence lost those battles, he has not given up. Before the current legislative session began, he vowed to try to roll back the landmark education law, And he said that the government should apply a means test to Medicare drug benefits, limiting the program to those in financial straits, so that costs remain under control.

On Social Security, Pence said he favors Bush's idea of creating personal accounts that would allow younger workers to invest some of their tax contributions in exchange for a smaller guaranteed benefit. He would not support raising taxes or increasing the income level subject to Social Security payroll taxes to pay for transition costs that he acknowledges are in the neighborhood of $1 trillion to $2 trillion. Pence said he favors borrowing the money to cover the fiscal gap, the move would save money in the long run.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: govwatch; mikepence; pence
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To: libertyman

You go to war with the army you have,not the army you want.Pence only has twenty people in congress willing to do what needs to be done in regards to spending.Pence is the only hope against socialism,but it will be a long war with many battles.It will not be won overnight.We need more conservatives in congress.As far as playing the hand he has been dealt, Pence gets an A+.


21 posted on 03/23/2005 10:18:13 AM PST by Gipper08
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To: Gipper08

I'm very curious about who those 20 fellow Reps are...I've asked this question before, but no one would answer. Does anybody know? I wonder if John Boozman (my Rep.) is one of them.


22 posted on 03/23/2005 10:31:19 AM PST by libertyman (It's time to make marijuana legal AGAIN!!!)
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To: libertyman

Here are the near perfect ones:
John Shadegg
Todd Akin
Gresham Barrett
Jeff Flake(except immigration)
Jeb Hensarling
Gil Gutknecht
Tom Tancredo
Marylin Musgrave
Ron Paul
Patrick McHenry
Jim Ryun
Dan Burton
Scott Garrett
Walter Jones
Tom Feeney
Jeff Miller
Trent Franks
Ernest Istook
John Culberson
Charles Norwood
Honorable mention
jeff Hostettler
Steve Cabot
Jerry Moran
Jo Ann Emerson
Marsha Blackburn
Paul Ryan
There are about 15 others who are solid on most issues but not all.
If we had 218 members like those mentioned above,even you would be happy with the result.


23 posted on 03/23/2005 10:59:42 AM PST by Gipper08
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To: Gipper08

Thanx for the list, I appreciate that.

Yes, call me a perfectionist if you will, that's ok. I just think that those who make our laws should obey the SUPREME law that they swear an Oath to, that's all. It aggravates me the folks who say they believe in smaller government & call themselves "conservative" vote for members of Congress who follow the Constitution only 50-60% of the time (or less!) ...& do it time & time again.


24 posted on 03/23/2005 11:30:41 AM PST by libertyman (It's time to make marijuana legal AGAIN!!!)
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To: Gipper08

"He is one of the leaders of the coalition that wants to abolish the IRS."

Well...that alone makes him the front runner in my book.


25 posted on 03/23/2005 7:31:18 PM PST by Just A Nobody
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