"At least this George sounds like he would know how to cut spending."
What spending cuts has he proposed in the Senate? I'm sure not aware that he's presented any or fought to reduce spending and pork in any way. Governance is more than just saying all the right soundbites. It means actually showing you're a leader ready to take on real problems, not just declare yourself a "Reagan conservative" then vote for every big fat spending bill that makes it to the Senate floor. Allen has shown no predisposition to being a leader in the Senate or anything other than an incompetent and over-exposed spokeshole for the GOP on every political show out there. Allen is just part of the wallpaper in D.C., nothing special.
That's our biggest problem right now. Almost all of them all part of the wallpaper. The ones that aren't are rarely heard from.
Take Tancredo for instance. Yes, he is heard from quite a bit, if you are looking in the right places. But watch what happens to him when he tries to go through the MSM. They'll make him out to be a far-rightwing nutcase.
There was a coule of bills where he took stands backing senator Coburn, so he had some credentials, there was that major bill Coburn put together that would cut pork, only 13 senators went along with it (it died).
He also proposed a line item veto.
That said, he does need more work, Dick Wadham will take care of that.
Try looking at his record for governor as an example of cuts and things he did. You can't do much in the Senate. Mccain doesnt have much of a record either in terms of cuts. Yea he goes for pork , but pork is small potatoes compared to medicare and social security spending.