On the Issues: Duncan Hunter

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[pissant]

Duncan Hunter on Abortion:

Voted NO on allowing human embryonic stem cell research. (May 2005)

Voted YES on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions. (Apr 2005)

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 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)

Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.

Duncan Hunter 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)

More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Duncan Hunter on Energy & Oil :

Voted YES on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries. (Jun 2006)

Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries. (Oct 2005)

Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (Jun 2004)

Voted YES on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)

Voted NO 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)

[pissant]

Well partner, Hunter is very well spoken. With exposure he looks more presidential than the others, IMO.

he's a common sense, non PC guy. have a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcYQYtQWMy4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1L4MsmUGM

[trisham]

Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers. (Oct 2005)
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)
Rated A+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record. (Dec 2003)

[william clark]

I'd be more than happy to entertain Mr. Hunter's candidacy, if only to hear what he has to say and to see if anything he puts forward can advance the political debate above it's current schoolyard "oh yeah?" quality.

Which prior to this post, pretty effectively summarizes your comments.

Having said that, all things comsidered, Hunter cannot:

a) Charm the press like McPain (my worst nightmare!)

Since it's so early in the race, what's your basis for this presumption?

b) Raise the capital or build the organization to make a serious run

Again, same question.

c) Cut across party lines like Guiliani and possibly Romney

How 'bout that other conservative who guys like you said could never win? You know, begins with "R"

d) Instill as much confidence as Gingrich

We're back to that matter of presumptions, or have you just not bothered to read Hunter's statements on issues?

e) Even on his best day, make people think of he and RR in the same daydream

In other words, "Oh, yeah?"

[mc5cents]

Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother’s life. (Oct 2003)

That is exactly what Rudy Guilanni said on the Hannity interview. But my question is why is the exception for saving the mother's life even given as an exception. Shouldn't that be left up to the doctor in that moment? Would you even consider an abortion at that stage in the pregnancy? Now if the mother is giving birth and it came down to the mother or the baby isn't that up to the doctor to decide, i.e. who has a better chance of surviving? That "...except to save the mother's life" is a red herring. It would have no meaning in the real world. It is an invention of the "weasel weepublicans".

[Beth528]

Duncan Hunter is the man I will vote for if he makes it to the primaries..He is an honest man has been in politics for 13yrs and knows what goes on in Washington and what the Democrats are trying to do to our country..

[trisham]

I completely understand and agree with you on this. I think Hunter, along with almost every other well-meaning pro-life politician, probably fell into the "exception" trap. Everyone pretty much agrees that banning partial birth abortion is a good thing, but they don't stop to think that in the long term, bills banning certain abortions actually ALLOW abortions in other cases. That means that even if Roe v. Wade is overturned, we're gonna have to undo years of "pro-life" legislation to stop abortion.

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Yes. Exactly right.

[BillyBonebrake]

I like him, but fear he may be wearing Gary Bauer's shoes.

[Antoninus]

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[pissant]

See his ads on post 41 please. That sounds ALOT more Reaganesque than any of the other fellers.

[Monterrosa-24]

"...(cannot) Cut across party lines like Guiliani and possibly Romney..."

In most of the Red States I don't think Guiliani or Romney can get crossover voters but Hunter can. The Wallace Dems around here have to have some cowboy brashness to notice a Republican. Those Yankees ain't got it. Hunter with his Army Ranger Vet status, his son's Marine Vet status, and with his sharp-edged views can pull some votes in these parts.

I predict that not only will Hunter run a good race but he will win the GOP primary and the general election. A President Hunter you will see.

[william clark]

I don't see this as having fallen into a "trap." I consider it more a case of him recognizing that since the procedure is never necessary to save a woman's life (it actually creates greater risk), throwing them a semantic bone was no big deal. After all, if the procedure is outlawed except for one theoretical circumstance, the burden will be upon the doctor who performs it to provide evidence of the circumstance.

[Wombat101]

Please! How delicious is this; a self-proclaimed conservative using Bill Clinton as an example?

Thanks for confirming how far off the cliff you've run.

[Clump]

Don't forget the A rating from Gun Owners of America. That is saying something too, since GOA's rating system is quite stingy.

[Antoninus]

I like him, but fear he may be wearing Gary Bauer's shoes.

Only if Gary wore combat boots...

[pissant]

No chance. He's not a Christian Coalition guy. He's a nuts and bolts Reaganite. Defense hawk, and all around good guy.

[stentorian conservative]

Thanks! I heard his name twice on F&F this morning!

GO HUNTER!

[jazusamo]

Good post, thanks pissant.

[processing please hold]

When Hunter breaks into the 10% range in the "all-important" MSM polls, a lot of the usual suspects on FR are going to have conniption fits.

Won't they just. Hell, I'll pay good money to see that.

[pissant]

see his ads on post 41

[Fierce Allegiance]

If you vote for the lesser of two liberals, what do you win?